1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau với dạng đúng của các động từ trong ngoặc.)

1. I wish I had (have) a longer attention span but, I . . . Oh, er sorry, what was I saying?

2. If only there _____ (be) a pill people could take to get rid of serious illnesses quickly.

3. Sarah wishes her friends _____ (not upload) photos of her to social media sites without asking first.

4. I wish I _____ (not suffer) from insomnia before tests and exams.

5. If only my parents _____ (buy) a sat-nav, we might not get lost so often.

2. Choose the correct option to explain the meaning of each sentence in italics.

(Chọn đáp án đúng để giải thích nghĩa của câu in nghiêng.)

1. If only I had taken on the new role at work.

The speaker did/didn't take on the new role at work.

2. I wish the living expenses in this city weren't so high.

The living expenses in the speaker's city are/aren't high.

3. I wish I’d performed better at the interview.

The speaker did/didn't perform well at the interview.

4. If only my job wasn't so monotonous.

The speaker's job is/isn't monotonous.

5. I wish my contract hadn't expired.

The speaker's contract has / hasn't expired.

3.  Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.

(Hoàn thành câu thứ hai sao cho nó cùng nghĩa với câu thứ nhất.)

1. I think you should go home now.

It's time you went home.

2. I would like you to drive instead of me today.

I'd rather you ______ today.

3. I really should have set my alarm for 6.00 am. instead of 7.00 a.m.

If only _____ my alarm an hour earlier.

4. You haven't bought your girlfriend flowers for at least six months.

It's high time _____ flowers.

5. I regret that I didn't learn to swim when I was a child.

I wish I _____ when I was a child.

6. I'd prefer not to sit at the table right next to the entrance.

I’d rather _____ at the table right next to the entrance.

4. Change the underlined words so that the tense is correct in the second sentence.

(Thay đổi các từ gạch chân để thì trong câu thứ hai đúng.)

1. If only I was more outgoing.

If only I had been more outgoing when I was at school.

2 I wish I could go on holiday.

I wish I _____ last summer.

3. If only we lived in a big city now.

If only we _____ when we were children.

4. I wish I hadn't lived alone at university.

I wish I _____ now.

5. If only I hadn't been so tired that night.

If only I _____  now.

5. Complete the messages with the correct form of the words in the box.

(Hoàn thành lời nhắn với dạng đúng của các từ trong hộp.)

If you love the sea, then Ocean Fans is the website for you.

Sea not Space - jellyfish99 writes:

It’s high time we (1) explored the world's oceans more thoroughly. Amazingly, 95 percent of our waters remain unseen by human eyes. I would rather governments (2) _____ in this than in developing weapons; for example. I wish we (3) _____ concentrate on learning more about what is here on Earth and how to preserve it. The answer to many of our environmental problems could lie beneath the waves - if only we (4) _____ the effort to look.

1 Reply – ocotboy8 writes:

I couldn't agree more, jellyfi$h99. I wish we (5) _____ the billions it took to fight the wars of recent years on preserving the planet and its oceans instead. If only we (6) _____ developing clean energy alternatives earlier, the Earth might now be in a much better state.