The past simple tense with
“wish”
Meaning:
- wish (ước, mong muốn,...) dùng để diễn đạt một ao ước khó hoặc không thể xảy ra ở hiện tại
2. Form:
S1 + wish(es) + S2 + V-ed ...
Example: - I wish we were at school now.
- She wishes she lived in Sahara desert. /dez∂t/
3. Notes:
3.1. S1 có thể giống hoặc khác S2.
Ex: We wish you stayed here longer.
3.2. “Wish” phải hòa hợp với chủ ngữ đứng trước nó
Ex: He wishes he had a printer.
3.3. Phải dùng were với tất cả các chủ ngữ
Ex: I wish she were my friend.



Exercise 1. Chọn từ đúng để điền vào khoảng trống
1. The Covid – 19 pandemic /panˈdɛmɪk/ is spreading globally. I wish we ........... how to cure it.
A. knew B. are knowing C. know
2. We are trying to fight against the Covid – 19 epidemic /epidemik/. I wish I........... it.
A. can stop B. will stop C. could stop
3. She has to do alot of housework. She wishes she ........... that.
A .didn`t have to B. wouldn`t have to C. doesn’t have to
4. I miss my friends. I wish my friends ........... here right now.
A. would be B. were C. had been
5. I speak terrible English. I wish I ........... English well.
A. had spoken B. would speak C. spoke

4. Practice:
6. I cannot sleep. I wish I ........... well.
A. can sleep B. could sleep C. had slept
7. He is very slow. He wishes he ........... quicker.
A. were B. was C. is
8. This movie is terrible. I wish we ...........other movie to see.
A. have B. would have C. had
9. They hate living in England. It`s cold and it`s damp. They wish they ........... in Spain.
A. lived B. would live C. are living
10. I love California. I wish I ........... there right now.
A. would be B. were C. are
4. Practice:
Exercise 2. Viết lại câu sử dụng: “S + wish/ wishes………”:
1. I don’t go to the wedding with my mother. What a pity!
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2. I miss the cartoon on TV.
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3. Lien never goes on a camping trip.
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4. I’m sorry I don’t live near my parents.
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5. I haven’t got a washing machine at home.
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I wish I went to the wedding with my mother
I wish I did not miss the cartoon/ I watched the cartoon
Lien wishes she went on a camping trip
I wish I lived near my parents
I wish I had a washing machine