Usefull tasks about "WISH" and "If only"

I WISH and IF ONLY

1 - WANTING CHANGE FOR THE PRESENT OR FUTURE with the PAST SIMPLE e.g. I wish I had enough money to go to London this summer.
2 - REGRETS with the PAST PERFECT (the third conditional) e.g. I wish I hadn't gone to the party.
3 - COMPLAINTS with WOULD + INFINITIVE e.g. I wish you wouldn't arrive so late all the time.
Wanting change
1 If only I ________________________ more time for my hobbies. (have)
2 I wish it _____________________________ more often in our village. (rain)
3 I wish I ________________________________ to go to your nephew's wedding. (have NEGATIVE)
Regrets
4 I wish I ______________________________ drunk and insulted my friend (get NEGATIVE)
5 I wish it ______________________________ so much. The garden's turned to mud. (rain NEGATIVE)
6 If only I ___________________________ there, I wouldn't have got a fine. (park 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 If only I __________________________ the money to go to The States. (have)
11 I wish you ________________________ to your mother like that. (speak NEGATIVE)
12 If only we __________________________ a HP printer. The cartridges are expensive. (buy NEGATIVE)
13 I wish Jorge __________________________ so fast. He’s dangerous. (drive NEGATIVE)

Choose the correct answer

1 I don't understand this grammar. I wish I ______ it better.
understood
would understand
had understood
2 It never stops raining here.I wish it ______ raining.
stopped
would stop
had stopped
3 I should never have said that.I wish I ______ that.
didn't say
wouldn't say
hadn't said
4 I miss my friends.I wish my friends ______ here right now.
were
would be
had been
5 I speak terrible English. I wish I ______ English well.
spoke
would speak
had spoken
6 The dog next door is barking. I wish it ______ quiet.
kept
would keep
had kept
7 This train is very slow. The earlier train was much faster.I wish I ______ the earlier train.
caught
would catch
had caught
8 I didn't see the TV football. I wish I ______ it.
saw
would see
had seen
9 I went out in the rain. I have a bad cold.I wish I ______ out.
didn't go
wouldn't go
hadn't gone
10 This movie is terrible. I wish we ______ to see another one.
went
would go
had gone
11 I hate living in England. It's cold.I wish I ______ in Spain.
lived
would live
had lived
12 I love California.I wish I ______ there right now.
were
would be
had been
13 My car is too small. I wish I ______ a bigger one.
had
would have
had had
14 I wish I ______ more time to study.
had
would have
had had
15 My face is red. I wish I ______ in the sun so long yesterday.
didn't sit
wouldn't sit
hadn't sat
16 It was supposed to be a secret.I wish you ______ him.
didn't tell
wouldn't tell
hadn't told
17 They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ______ it to me.
offered
would offer
had offered
18 You're always complaining. I wish you ______
shut up
would shut up
had shut up
19 I hate having red hair. I wish I ______ blonde hair.
had
would have
had had
20 I wish the teachers ______ us interesting things to do.
gave
would give
had given 

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