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Look at these six-word stories. start learning		What does each person want to change about their life?
Wrong era, wrong class, wrong gender. era - period in history; gender - sex start learning		Person who wants to change his time, his social standing and his gender. when they were born, their social class and their gender
Really should have been a lawyer start learning		Person who wants to change his profession. their career
Born London, lived elsewhere, died inside. start learning		Person who wants to come back to London, where he's born. probably where they ended up living
Any chance I could start again? start learning		Person who wants to have a new opportunity. everything - they want another chance
Worry about tomorrow, rarely enjoy today! start learning		Person who is afraid of the future and rarely enjoy the present. their tendency to worry
Married, TV, computer, never any flowers. start learning		Person who wants to change his life and wish more romance. probably a woman who wants to change her husband behaviour
Match sentences start learning		with stories.
I wish I could do it again. start learning		Any chance I could start again?
I wish I weren't so anxious. start learning		Worry about tomorrow, rarely enjoy today!
I wish I'd stayed where I was happy. start learning		Born London, lived elsewhere, died inside.
I wish he'd pay more attention to me. start learning		Married, TV, computer, never any flowers.
If only I hadn't become a doctor. start learning		Really should have been a lawyer
If only I'd been born twenty years later. start learning		Wrong era, wrong class, wrong gender.
Match sentences start learning		with rules.
RULE 1 Use wish/if only + past simple or wish/if only + could when you would like something to change, but it's impossible or not likely. start learning		I wish I could do it again. I wish I weren't so anxious.
RULE 2 Use wish/if only + past perfect to talk about regrets about the past. start learning		I wish I'd stayed where I was happy. If only I hadn't become a doctor. If only I'd been born twenty years later.
RULE 3 Use wish/if only + would to talk about things you want to happen or stop happening because they annoy you. start learning		I wish he'd pay more attention to me.
For each pair of sentences, start learning		complete the second sentence so that, it means the same as the first.
I'd really like to have a new laptop. start learning		I wish I had a new laptop.
I regret growing up in a small family. start learning		I wish I'd grown up in a large family/I hadn't grow up in a small family.
I'm not very sociable. start learning		If only I were/was more sociable/I weren't/wasn't so unsociable.
I've got a friend who speaks too quietly. It's very annoying. start learning		I wish he wouldn't speak so quietly/would speak louder/more loudly.
I can't get to sleep before about 2a.m. start learning		If only I could get to sleep before 2 a.m./earlier.
I often loose my temper with people. start learning		I wish I didn't lose my temper with people (so often).
I'm sorry I don't have my camera with me. start learning		I wish I had my camera with me.
I can't cook very well. start learning		I wish I could cook well/better.
I'm frustrated because it's raining. start learning		I wish it would stop raining.
I regret not spending more time with my grandfather. start learning		If only I'd spent more time with my grandfather.
I wish I had a new laptop. start learning		I wish I had a new beach house.
I wish I hadn't grown up in a small family. start learning		I wish I had grown up in a big family.
I regret growing up in a small family. start learning		I don't regret the things I have done. I just regret the things I didn't do when I had the chance.
I wish I could cook better. start learning		Do you? Why's that?
I don't regret the things I have done. I just regret the things I didn't do when I had the chance. start learning		Do you? What chances have you lost?
Underline the correct alternative start learning		in the sentences
It's difficult to work with Harry because he's quite antisocial. I wish we (?) each other more. liked/had liked start learning		It's difficult to work with Harry because he's quite antisocial. I wish we liked each other more.
We're going to be late for the meal. I wish you (?). hurried up/'d hurry up. start learning		We're going to be late for the meal. I wish you'd hurry up.
I have to take buses everywhere. If only I (?) how to drive. knew/had known start learning		I have to take buses everywhere. If only I knew how to drive.
I didn't realise it would be so cold. I wish I (?) my coat with me. brought/'d brought start learning		I didn't realise it would be so cold. I wish I 'd brought my coat with me.
We moved to a new flat last year, but I don't like the area. If only we (?) here. didn't live/hadn't lived start learning		We moved to a new flat last year, but I don't like the area. If only we didn't live here.
I never knew your father. I wish I (?) him. met/'d met start learning		I never knew your father. I wish I 'd met him.
I'd like to join a choir but my voice is awful. If only I (?) good at singing! were/would be start learning		I'd like to join a choir but my voice is awful. If only I were good at singing!
I'm sorry but it's impossible. I wish I (?) help you but I can't. would/could start learning		I'm sorry but it's impossible. I wish I could help you but I can't.
Complete the sentences start learning		using the information and the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
We live in the city and I hate it. If only we (live) in the country. start learning		We live in the city and I hate it. If only we lived in the country.
The bus is late and my feet are killing me. I wish the bus (come) and I wish I (wear) these shoes. start learning		The bus is late and my feet are killing me. I wish the bus would come and I wish I weren't/wasn't wearing these shoes.
I think we're lost and we don't have GPS. If only we (know) where we were. I wish we (remember) to bring our GPS. start learning		I think we're lost and we don't have GPS. If only we knew where we were. I wish we'd remembered to bring our GPS.
The neighbours were playing loud music last night. I wish they (play) their music so loudly. If only I (sleep) better, I wouldn't feel so tired now. start learning		The neighbours were playing loud music last night. I wish they wouldn't play/didn't play their music so loudly. If only I 'd slept better, I wouldn't feel so tired now.
I'm not very advanced because I only started learning English last year. If only I (start) learning English when I was younger. start learning		I'm not very advanced because I only started learning English last year. If only I'd started learning English when I was younger.
You bite your nails. I wish you (bite) your nails. start learning		You bite your nails. I wish you wouldn't bite your nails.

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