There are three distinct types of I wish / if only sentences:-

Regrets
1 I wish I ___________________ drunk and kissed Samantha. (get NEGATIVE)
2 I wish it ___________________ so much. The garden's turned to mud. (rain
NEGATIVE)
3 If only I ___________________ there, I wouldn't have got a fine. (park
NEGATIVE)

Wanting change
4 If only I ___________________ more time for my hobbies. (have)
5 I wish it ___________________ more often in Valencia. (rain)
6 I wish I ___________________ to go to your nephew's wedding. (have
NEGATIVE)

Complaints
7 I wish you ___________________ so much. You're a complete idiot when you're
drunk. (drink NEGATIVE)
8 If only it ___________________ . The garden's as dry as a bone. (rain)
9 I wish Samantha ___________________ her hair more often. It looks so greasy all
the time. (wash)

Mixed
10 I wish you ___________________ so horrible to your brother. He's a really nice
bloke. (be NEGATIVE)
11 I wish the council ___________________ that beautiful old house. It was part of
the town's heritage. (demolish NEGATIVE)
12 If only I ___________________ the money to go to Jon's wedding in The States.
(have)
13 I wish I ___________________ her she'd put on weight. She hates me now. (tell
NEGATIVE)
14 I wish you ___________________ to your mother like that. (speak NEGATIVE)
15 If only we ___________________ a Hewlett Packard printer. The cartridges are so
expensive. (buy NEGATIVE)
16 I wish Jorge ___________________ so fast. It's only a matter of time before he
kills someone. (drive NEGATIVE)

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1. Bruce wishes he (have) more money so he could buy a new sweater.

2. I wish it (snow) now that it's Christmas.
3. I wish I (be) taller so that I could be in the basketball team.
4. I wish you (stop) watching television while I am talking to you.
5. I wish you (do) that. It annoys me.
6. I wish the holidays (come) so we could go off to the seaside.
7. I wish they (build) that block of flats right in front of our window.
8. Of course Tom wishes he (come) with us to Paris, but he has to stay
here.
9. I wish we (go) to the match on Saturday but we're visiting my uncle.
10. I wish you (keep) your mouth shut yesterday. Now Mary knows
11. If only I (lose) all my money. Now I'm broke.
12. Peter is always late. If only he (turn up) on time for a change!

Rephrase the following sentences using wish or if.

ex : I don't have a dog and I regret that. → I wish I had a dog.

1. I don't speak Chinese and I regret that.

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2. Tom didn't work hard last year and now he's sorry.

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3. The children are shouting and I'd like them to stop.

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4. Caroline isn't rich enough to buy an apartment otherwise she would

do that.

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5. My car broke down on Sunday and I regret that that happened.

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6. In your position I think you should have a check-up once a year.

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7. It would be better if the rain stopped.

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8. I don't have any cake to offer you and I'm sorry about that .

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. Complete each of the following sentences with the Past Perfect Subjunctive of the
verb shown in brackets. For example:
They wished they ___ not ____. (to come)
They wished they had not come.
 I wish I ________ ready on time. (to be)
I wish I had been ready on time.

1. I wish I ______ not ____________ the answers. (to lose)

2. They wished they ______ not _____________ the appointment. (to forget)
3. He will wish he __________________ us the book. (to show)
4. Will they wish we __________________ them some food? (to give)
5. We wish it _______________ yesterday. (to snow)
6. She wished she ______ not _________ the window. (to open)
7. I wished I _______________ the news. (to hear)
8. You wish you _______________ what to do. (to know)

Complete the sentences using the given clues.

1. It’s a pity I can’t go to the stadium tonight.
I wish____________________________________________________.
2. I want to see Sara more often but I can’t.
I wish____________________________________________________.
3. I live in Malta and I don’t like this.
I wish_____________________________________________________.
4. It’s a pity Mary is not here.
I wish____________________________________________________.
5. My sister doesn’t know how to dance.
I wish____________________________________________________.
6. My best friend isn’t here.
I wish ___________________________________________________.
7. Why can’t you come to my birthday party?
I wish___________________________________________________.
8. I’m not watching the news.
I wish__________________________________________________.
9. She has got a lot of problems with her husband.
She wishes _________________________________________________.
10. Alex can’t speak English fluently.
He wishes________________________________________________.