Wish - Topic 3

Question 1: She wishes she ________ a lot of money now.

A

had

B

had had

C

will have

D

has

Question 2: I miss my old motorbike, I wish I _______ it. I had it for years.

A

haven't sold

B

didn't sell

C

hadn't sold

D

had sold

Question 3: "I'm sorry you failed the test." - "Frankly, I wish I _______ harder."

A

have studied

B

had studied

C

could study

D

would have studied

Question 4: I wish you ______ making that noise. It's bothering me.

A

can stop

B

stop

C

would stop

D

are going to stop

Question 5: I wish I _______my parents to let me stay out later on Saturday nights.

A

can convince

B

had convince

C

convinced

D

could convince

Question 6: There must be something in everybody’s life that they really wish they ___________ differently, mustn’t there?

A

have done

B

were doing

C

had done

D

would do

Question 7: I wish international communications like the “internet” __________ more frequently to aid environmental and health projects instead of for promoting big business.

A

are used

B

were used

C

have been used

D

will be used

Question 8: Lorena wishes that she ___________ for the school’s softball team in the game this afternoon.

A

could play

B

would rather play

C

can play

D

should have played

Question 9: I wish that you ___________ so much around the children.

A

may not smoke

B

wouldn’t smoke

C

shouldn’t smoke

D

had better not smoke

Question 10: At the end of the campaign all the contributions were listed, with Amanda’s donation being the smallest of all; I wish she ___________ more generous on that particular occasion.

A

was

B

would have been

C

had been

D

were

Question 11: I often wish I ___________ back to my childhood, when I had fewer responsibilities.

A

went

B

could go

C

would have gone

D

can go

Question 12: I’m sorry that I sent our driver for you. I wish I __________ you at the airport myself, but I had a meeting with the production team.

A

can meet

B

could have met

C

have met

D

would meet

Question 13: I wish you __________ your sleeping bag at home.

A

won’t leave

B

hadn’t left

C

haven’t left

D

don’t leave

Question 14: I wish they __________ alone when the operation begins.

A

haven’t been

B

won’t be

C

wouldn’t be

D

hadn’t been

Question 15: I’m sitting here in my car wishing the breakdown truck __________.

A

would arrive

B

will arrive

C

has arrived

D

is arriving

Question 16: I wish you ___________ whistling while I am trying to concentrate.

A

will stop

B

should stop

C

would stop

D

had stopped

Question 17: I really wish I __________ but I don’t have enough patience.

A

could have knitted

B

have knitted

C

would knit

D

could knit

Question 18: I can’t go fishing with you because my wife is giving a party tomorrow. I wish __________.

A

you came

B

she were not

C

you wouldn’t

D

she would not

Question 19: Jane wishes that she ___________ her cousins in Hamburg again next year.

A

might be visiting

B

ought to have visited

C

can visit

D

could visit

Question 20: Jane wishes that she ___________ her cousins in Hamburg again next year.

A

might be visiting

B

ought to have visited

C

can visit

D

could visit

Wish - Topic 3

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