Practise I wish constructions with this song and and a couple of exercises
Reminder about I wish / If only
Exercise 1 - Complete the statements
| 1. | I wish I hadn't said to that to her. This is a regret about | |
| 2. | I wish you'd be nicer to him. This is a regret about | |
| 3. | I wish we could afford a new car. This is a regret about |
Exercise 2 - Complete the rules
| 1. | To talk about regrets about something in the present, we use: I wish / If only + subject + | |
| 2. | To talk about regrets about something in the past we use: I wish / If only + subject + | |
| 3. | To talk about regrets about somebody's behaviour in the present, we use: I wish / If only + subject + |
The song
The song contains several instances of 'I wish', but in only two of the three forms.
You have a choice.
- You can see the words of the song with the missing verbs, decide where each verb goes and what form it should be, in which case click on 'Show verbs'.
- You can do it as a listening exercise, without the verbs. There's a link
- You can also print out the song, with or without the words. Click on 'Show Verbs' or 'Hide verbs' and then 'Print song' for a printable version.
Nicest thing - Kate Nash
Fill the gaps with the verbs you hear - after pronouns use the contraction 'd for would
| All I know is that you're so nice, | ||
| You're the nicest thing I've seen. | ||
| I wish that we give it a go, | ||
| See if we be something. | ||
| I wish I your favourite girl, | ||
| I wish you I was the reason you are in the world. | ||
| I wish my smile your favourite kind of smile, | ||
| I wish the way that I was your favourite kind of style. | ||
| I wish you figure me out, |
| That you to know what I was about. | ||
| I wish you my hand when I was upset, | ||
| I wish you the look on my face when we first met. | ||
| I wish you a favourite beauty spot that you loved secretly, | ||
| 'Cos it was on a hidden bit that nobody else could see. | ||
| Basically, I wish that you me, | ||
| I wish that you me, | ||
| I wish that you knew when I two sugars, actually I three. | |||
| I wish that without me your heart , | |||
| I wish that without me you spending the rest of your nights awake. | |||
| I wish that without me you , | |||
| I wish I the last thing on your mind before you to sleep. | |||
| All I know is that you're the nicest thing I've ever seen | |||
| And I wish that we if we something |
Exercise 3 - Select the best form of the verb to complete the sentence.
| 1. | I wish I so shy. I might make friends more easily. | |
| 2. | I wish he so much when we go out. | |
| 3. | If only they us they were coming. | |
| 4. | I wish the photocopier breaking down. I need this right now. | |
| 5. | She now rather wishes she the other job she was offered. | |
| 6. | I do wish they something about this traffic. It takes ages to get to work. | |
| 7. | He wishes he so fast when the police saw him. | |
| 8. | She wishes she to buy milk on the way home earlier. | |
| 9. | If only you having to work this weekend. | |
| 10. | I do wish this rain . I want to go for a walk. |
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