Wishes About the Present and Future When a wish is about a state, condition or habitual action in the present

t the verb is usually conjugated in the simple past tense form.

( I wish I lived in Canada.) Could is used for ability. ( I wish I could swim) Example: Diana is working on an important report right now. a) She wishes she werent. too. b) She wishes (that) the other accountants were wor ing

Danna doesnt have an one to help her. a) She wishes she did. Exer!ises. !) She wishes she didnt feel so tired.

I don't have anything to smoke.

___ I wish I knew more people. ___ I wish I had more time ___ I wish I had a cigarette.

2.Girls don't like me because I'm ugly!

__ I wish I were twenty again. ___ I wish I were better looking. I wish I had an interesting one.

".# don$t have mu!h time.

___I wish I knew more people. ___ I wish I had more time. ___ I wish I werent working.

%..& !omputer is old and slow.

__ I wish I had a powerful one. ___ I wish I finished earlier. ___ I wish It were possible as it is a country I love
Put the verbs in brackets into the gaps. Form a Conditional sentence . Example: If I __ (to go) to the cinema, I ________ (to watch) an interesting film. Answer: If I went to the cinema, I would watch an interesting film.

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I________________ (to come) home earlier, I___________________ (to prepare) "inner. we________________ (to live) in $ome, Francesco______________________ (to visit) us. &im an" &om___________ (to be) ol"er, the'___________________ (to play) in our hocke' team. he_____________ (to be) m' frien", I___________________ (to invite) him to m' birth"a' part'. *usan______________ (to study) har"er, she_____________________ (to be) better at school. the'_____________ (to have) enough mone', the'__________________ (to buy) a new car.

Read each statement and form a wish.

". #iana isnt very friendly. $. %elthin is so tal ative. & 'aren (. 'arens best friend is her boss. ). *airos mother doesnt li e her wife. & *airo +. ,ew houses cost so much.& -hey .. /ario is cra0y about 1alentina. & 1alentina 2. 3na isn4t very good&loo ing. 3na 5. 1ictorias boyfriend doesnt understand her. 1ictoria 'ould 6. 'aren cant s7ea 8rench. & 'aren "9. #iane cant ride a bicycle. & #iane "". %ustavo cant go to wor this morning & :e

WISHES I wish I didn't have to get up so early. I wish I knew how to be successful. I wish I had an older brother or sister. I wish I went to bed earlier last night I wish I were someone else. I wish I lived somewhere else. I wish I understood people better. I wish I were still a child. I wish I had more time to study English. I wish I lived in another era. I wish my parents didn't annoy me so much. I wish I could change my life. I wish I were more confident. I wish I was never impolite. I wish I were a parent. I wish I had more skills.

1. Tell the students to read through the sentences and check five which are true for them 2. Tell the students to write the reason why the sentences are true for them. 3. Tell the students they now have to walk around the class and find 5 people who have the same wishes and to compare their reasons. Be sure to model a conversation using the target grammar. A: Do you wish you knew how to be successful B: !es" # do. A: $hy do you wish you knew how to be successful B% $ell" # want to make a lot of money.

(ote: When a wish e;7resses a hope for the future , the verb is usually 7receded by W)*+D. ,# wish he would !ome over tonight- # wish he would start to arrive earlier.. Dannas mother isnt going to bring her dinner tonight. a) She wishes she would bring her 7i00a. job. W<=># ". *ason never goes to bed until very late. *asons mother $. Ivan brea s dishes all the time. :is mother (. 'aren watches -1 all day. :er father ). /y son a s me so many ?uestions. I +. :ayder tal s so much. 3gustin !) She wishes she would start to loo for another