1 I don't understand this point of grammar. I wish I ........... it better.
A understood
B would understand
C had understood
2 It never stops raining here. I wish it ........... raining.
A stopped
B would stop
C had stopped
3. I miss my friends. I wish my friends ........... here right now.
A were
B would be
C had been
4. I should never have said that. I wish I ........... that.
A didn't say
B wouldn't say
C hadn't said
5 I speak terrible English. I wish I ........... English well.
A spoke
B would speak
C had spoken
6 I cannot sleep. The dog next door is making too much noise. I wish it ........... quiet.
A kept
B would keep
C had kept
7 This train is very slow. The earlier train was much faster. I wish I ........... the earlier train.
A caught
B would catch
C had caught
8 I didn't see the TV programme but everybody said it was excellent. I wish I ........... it.
A saw
B would see
C had seen
9 I went out in the rain and now I have a bad cold. I wish I ........... out.
A didn't go
B wouldn't go
C hadn't gone
10 This movie is terrible. I wish we ........... to see another one.
A went
B would go
C had gone
11. I hate living in England. It's cold and it's damp. I wish I ______ in Spain.
A. lived
B. would live
C. had lived
D. live
12. I was only in Miami for a week. I wish I ______ more time there but I had to go on to New York.
A. had
B. would have
C. had had
D. have
13. You drive too fast. I wish you__________ more slowly. A. driveB. droveC. had drivenD. would drive 14. He missed an exciting football match on TV last night. He wishes that he _______ it.
A. watchedB. would watchC. had watchedD. watches
15. My face is bright red. I wish I ______ in the sun so long yesterday A. didn't sitB. wouldn't sitC. hadn't satD. sat
16. It was supposed to be a secret. I wish you ______ him. A. didn't tellB. wouldn't tellC. hadn't toldD. tell
17. They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ______ it to me. A. offeredB. would offerC. had offeredD. offer 18. It’s a pity I didn’t take my doctor’s advice. -I wish you __________ the doctor's advice. A. tookB. would takeC. had takenD. could take
19. I hate having red hair. I wish I ______ blonde hair. A. hadB. would haveC. had hadD. am having
20. This exercise is very boring. I wish the teacher ______ us some more interesting things to do.
A. gaveB. would giveC. had givenD. will give
21.21. I wish I__________ a doctor in the future. A. amB. wereC. had beenD. would be
22.22. I wish that some day I ___________ able to marry her. A. will beB. amC. would beD. had been
23.23. I wished I_________ enough money to buy the house. A. hadB. haveC. had hadD. would have
24.24. John wishes he ________ a scientist when he grows up.
A. is
B. was
C. will be
D. would be
25.25. You talk more than you work. The teacher wishes that __________.
A. you work more than you talk
B. you worked more than you talked
C. you worked more than you talk
D. you had worked more than you had talked
26.26. Susan regretted not buying that villa.
A. Susan wished she had bought that villa.
B. Susan wished she bought that villa.
C. Susan wished she could buy that villa.
D. Susan wished she hadn’t bought that villa.
27.27. It’s a pity that you didn’t tell us about this.
A. I wish you told us about this.
B. I wish you would tell us about this.
C. I wish you had told us about this.
D. I wish you have told us about this.
28.28. I’m afraid he won’t get over his illness.
A. I wish he will get over his illness.
B. I wish he would get over his illness.
C. I wish he got over his illness.
D. I wish he had got over his illness.
29.29. Peter regretted buying the secondhand computer.
A. Peter didn’t want to buy the secondhand computer.
B. Peter wished he didn’t buy the secondhand computer.
C. Peter wished he hadn’t bought the secondhand computer.
D. Peter was glad to buy the secondhand computer.
30.30. I regret that you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth.
A. I wish you didn’t give me a chance to tell you the truth.
B. I wish you gave me a chance to tell you the truth.
C. I wish you had given me a chance to tell you the truth.
D. I wish you hadn’t given me a chance to tell you the truth.