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EXTRA English 27 Can You Live Without … ? Grammatik und Übungen

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.

____I wish it would stop raining._____________________ _ 2. I don't like it when you fall asleep when I'm talking to you!

____I wish you wouldn’t fall asleep when I’m talking to you! _________________

3. It would be nice to come with you, but I can't.

____I wish I could come with you.______________________________________

4. I think Bridget talks about men too much.

____I wish Bridget wouldn’t talk about men so much._______________________

5. It would be good if you turned off the television.

____I wish you would turn off the television._______________________________

6. It would be nice to get an ice cream.

_____I wish we could get an ice cream. __________________________________

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7. It annoys me when you eat with your mouth open!

_____I wish you wouldn’t eat with your mouth open._________________________

8. I don’t like Nick spending so much time on the internet.

_____I wish Nick wouldn’t spend so much time on the internet. ________________

B. Write a second sentence, starting I / he wish(es) … 1. It's so cold in this flat.

_____I wish we could turn on the heater.___________________________________

2. We didn't get invited to the party because you were rude to him.

_____I wish you had been nicer. ______________________________________

3. Marty Ross was shocked when he saw Bridget's photographs.

_____He wishes she didn’t have them._____________________________________

4. There's a great band playing at the club – but the tickets have all been sold.

_____I wish we had tried to buy some earlier. _______________________________

5. 'I can’t believe we agreed to do this,' said Hector.

_____He wishes they had never applied for the show._ ________________________

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?

____Why did Nick ask the others to appear on the show? _______________________

– Because he wanted to win the money._________________________________

2. How / Bridget / persuade / Marty / help them?

____How did Bridget persuade Marty to help them? ____________________________

– She showed him some compromising pictures she had taken of him._________

3. What / Marty / tell / Hector / live without?

____What does Marty tell Hector to live without? _______________________________

– Hector has to live without chewing gum or touching Annie for 24 hours.________

4. What / Marty / order / Bridget / stop doing?

____What does Marty order Bridget to stop doing? _____________________________

– He tells her she cannot look in a mirror, eat chocolate, or use make-up._______

5. What / Marty / tell / Charley / do?

____What does Marty tell Charley to do?_____________________________________

– He tells Charley to come with him. _____________________________________