V*. WISH SENTENCES ( Câu điều ước )
- Có wish ko dùng will
S + WISH + S + ( TLai ) - would + V o
+ ( hiện tại ) – V2/ed/ were
+ ( quá khứ) - had + V3/ed




Ví dụ :I wish that I had enough time to finish my homework. (= I don’t have enough time)
He wishes he were rich. (= He is not rich.)
I wish that I had gone to the cinema last night. (= I didn’t go to the cinema.)
She wishes she had been here yesterday. (= She wasn’t here yesterday.)
We wish you could come to the party tonight. (= You can’t come.)
Mary wishes that she would come with us. (= She won’t come with us.)
Exercises
I wish I ……….. speak Spinush.
a. should b. could c. can d. will
My sister wishes she …………. To play the piano when she was young.
a. learnt b. would learn c. had learnt d. would have learnt
I wish someone ………to helf me with that word tomorrow .
a. offer b. offered c. would offer d. had offered
I wish I ………….. there for my holiday year. I didn’t enjoy it.
a. didn’t go b. hadn’t gone c. wouldn’t go d. would rather go
He wishes he ………..the examination last month.
a. didn’t fail b. hadn’t failed c. weren’t failing d. couldn’t have failed
I wish he ………. To me more often .
a.writes b. wrote c. have written d. is writing
I wish he ……….. more time now to helpyou with your lesson
a. have b. had c. would have d. had had
I wish I ……….. psychology when I was a college student.
a. had studied b. would study c. studied d. study.
If only I ………….. play the guitar as well as you.
a. would b. should c. could d. might.
I wish I ……….my letter of application earlier .
a. wrote b. had written c. could write d. should write.
He spent only three years in college. He wishes he ………
a. had finished b. finished c. will have finished d. will finish
He won’t apologize of breaking it. I wish …………
a. he would b. he did c. he didn’t d. he will
My friend won’t lend me his car . I wish ……
a. He lent me his car b. He didn’t lend me his car
c. he would lend me his car d. he will lend me his car
My morther isn’t free today. I wish ………….
a. My morther is free today b. My morther won’t be busy today
c. My morther would be free today d. My morther were free today.
I’m fraid our team will lose game today. I wish …………….
a. our team won the game today b. our team would win the game today
c. our team had won the game today d. our team didn’t lose the game today
It wasn’t fine yesterday. I wish………………
a. it was fine yesterday b. it would fine yesterday
c. it will fine yesterday d. it had been fine yesterday
My friends didn’t take part in the game. I wish ………
a. My friends took part in the game
b. My friends had taken part in the game
c. My friends would take part in the game
d. My friends did take part in the game
My can’t speak Vietnamese.
a. I wish My sister to speak Vietnamese
b. I wish My sister could speak Vietnamese
c. Speaking Vietnamese is a wish
d. My sister wishes to be spoken Vietnamese
It’s a pity. I can’t play chess.
a. I wish I can play chess.
b. I wish I could played chess.
c. I wish I play chess.
d. I wish I could play chess.
Lan didn’t apply for the job in the library and regets it now.
a. Lan wishes she had applied for in the library.
b. Lan wishes she have applied for the job in the library
c. Lan wishes she has applied for the job in the library
d. Lan wishes she applies for the job in the library