Dưới đây là câu hỏi đã được viết lại mà không làm thay đổi ý nghĩa:

19. These students talked too much in class. -   I wish they wouldn’t talk so much in class.

20. I can’t play basketball. -   I wish I could play basketball.

21. I’d like to have a bigger house. -   I wish my house were bigger.

22. I’d like them to keep quiet. -   I wish they would keep quiet.

23. You have to clean the floor after meals. -   I wish you didn’t have to clean the floor after meals.

24. I’m sorry that I didn’t do the homework last night. -   I wish I had done the homework last night.

25. It’s a pity that you didn’t tell me about that. -   I wish you had told me about that.

26. I regret staying up late last night. -   I wish I hadn’t stayed up late last night.

27. I’m sorry that you can’t join in the trip with us. -   I wish you could join in the trip with us.

28. The weather was very cold, so we couldn’t go swimming. -   I wish the weather had been warmer so we could go swimming.

29. You are making too much noise. -   I wish you would be quieter.

30. I’d love to speak many languages. -   I wish I could speak many languages.

31. I miss the cartoon on TV. -   I wish I hadn’t missed the cartoon on TV.

32. Lan cannot meet her friend. -   She wishes she could meet her friend.

33. They don’t know how to speak Chinese. -   They wish they could speak Chinese.

3. I don’t have a spare ticket. I can’t take you to the concert. -   If I had a spare ticket, I could take you to the concert.

5. They don’t understand the problem. They won’t find a solution. -   If they understood the problem, they would find a solution.

6. He sits around too much. He isn’t fit. -   If he exercised more, he would be fit.

13. The flats are not clearly numbered, so it is very difficult to find anyone. -   If the flats were clearly numbered, it would be easier to find anyone.

14. I don’t know her e-mail address, so I can’t tell you. -   If I knew her e-mail address, I could tell you.

19. Peter gets bad marks because he doesn’t prepare his lessons well. -   If Peter prepared his lessons well, he wouldn’t get bad marks.

20. Mary doesn’t have enough money. She can’t buy a new car. -   If Mary had enough money, she could buy a new car.

21. Go right now or you’ll be late for the train. -   If you don’t go right now, you’ll be late for the train.

22. He doesn’t apply for the job because he doesn’t have enough qualifications. -   If he had enough qualifications, he would apply for the job.