EXTRA English 27 Can You Live Without … ? Grammatik und Übungen
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I wish
You can use I wish to express regret about past actions.
I wish I'd known (had known) that he was a police officer!
I wish I hadn’t told that joke.
You can also use it to express wishes about the present situation, or about someone's general behaviour.
I wish the sun would come out.
Hector! I wish you’d stop (would stop) chewing gum!
Hector! I wish you wouldn't chew gum!
Sometimes, you can indicate that a situation is impossible.
I wish I could help you, but it’s not my decision.
NOT: I wish I can help you.
And you can also use it to express wishes about the future.
I wish we could go to the cinema tonight.
NOT: I wish we can go to the cinema tonight.
A. Rewrite these sentences, beginning with I wish … 1. It would be nice if it stopped raining.
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2. I don't like it when you fall asleep when I'm talking to you!
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3. It would be nice to come with you, but I can't.
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4. I think Bridget talks about men too much.
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5. It would be good if you turned off the television.
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6. It would be nice to get an ice cream.
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7. It annoys me when you eat with your mouth open!
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8. I don’t like Nick spending so much time on the internet.
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B. Write a second sentence, starting I / he wish(es) … 1. It's so cold in this flat.
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2. We didn't get invited to the party because you were rude to him.
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3. Marty Ross was shocked when he saw Bridget's photographs.
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4. There's a great band playing at the club – but the tickets have all been sold.
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5. 'I can’t believe we agreed to do this,' said Hector.
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Verb + object + infinitive
We use the following construction after certain verbs.
I don’t want Orlando to see me looking like this!
verb (want) object (Orlando) infinitive (to see) NOT: I don’t want that Orlando sees me.
I persuaded Marty Ross to get us on Can You Live Without ... ?
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Use the same pattern with these verbs.
advise allow ask encourage
help invite order persuade tell
A. Make complete questions in the past tense. Then answer them.
1. Why / Nick / ask / the others / appear on the show?
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2. How / Bridget / persuade / Marty / help them?
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3. What / Marty / tell / Hector / live without?
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4. What / Marty / order / Bridget / stop doing?
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5. What / Marty / tell / Charley / do?
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