Choose the correct answer 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 should never have said that. I wish I ______ that. A didn't say B wouldn't say C hadn't said 4 I miss my friends. I wish my friends ______ here right now. A were B would be C had been 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 12 I love California. I wish I ______ there right now. A were B would be C had been 13 My car is too small. I wish I ______ a bigger one. A had B would have C had had 14 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 15 My face is bright red. I wish I ______ in the sun so long yesterday. A didn't sit B wouldn't sit C hadn't sat 16 It was supposed to be a secret. I wish you ______ him. A didn't tell B wouldn't tell C hadn't told 17 They didn't offer me the job. I wish they ______ it to me. A offered B would offer C had offered 18 You're always moaning about something or other. I wish you ______ A shut up B would shut up C had shut up 19 I hate having red hair. I wish I ______ blonde hair. A had B would have C had had 20 This exercise is very boring. I wish the teacher ______ us some more interesting things to do. A gave B would give C had given Complete the sentences with the appropriate form of the verb in brackets 1 We're not the market leader, but I wish we ________________________ (be). 2 He made a mess of all my photocopying. I wish I ________________________ (do) it myself. 3 I pressed the wrong key on the computer. If only I ________________________ (read) the manual. 4 I can't understand anything Marie says. I wish I ________________________ (speak) French. 5 Your dessert looks good. I wish I ________________________ (order) that too. 6 This information is important. I wish you ________________________ (give) it to me before. 7 Look! There's a sale at Harrod's. If only I ________________________ (have) my Visa card with me.