Wish

WISH
Mr. Anh
Trong tiếng Anh ước muốn chia làm ba loại:
Loại 1: Tương lai có thể x?y ra (Future possible)
Would + V
Would có thể được thay bằng Could, Might, Had to, vv... để chỉ ước muốn về hành động trong tương lai.
Thí dụ: He wishes that he would win the lottery in the future.
They wish that they could make a trip around the world next year.







Loại 2: Hiện tại không thật (Present unreal)
V-ed
Ta dùng quá khứ đơn. Riêng To Be chia là were cho tất cả các ngôi.
Diễn tả ước muốn không thật ở hiện tại.
Thí dụ: He wishes that he were in Da Lat today.
They wish that they had a big house now.








Loại 3: Quá khứ không thật (Past unreal)
Had + p.p.
Ta dùng quá khứ hoàn thành. Diễn tả ước muốn không thật ở quá khứ.
Thí dụ: He wishes that he had been in Da Lat yesterday.
They wish that they had had a big house last time.








Lưu ý: Có hai dạng bài tập với WISH
1. Cho sẵn một sự kiện, yêu cầu dùng WISH viết lại sự kiện đó. Khi viết lại ta đảm bảo hai điều kiện:
+ Ứơc ngược lại sự kiện.
+ Động từ lùi về quá khứ một bậc.
Thí dụ: He is lazy. ? I wish that he were not lazy.
? I wish that he were studious/hard.
She failed in the exam. ? I wish that she had not failed in the exam.
? I wish that she had passed the exam.








Daisy regrets breaking the vase.
Wishes
 Daisy wishes she had not broken the vase.
 
He is unhappy because he has hurt her.
Wishes
 He wishes he had not hurt her.








2. Cho câu có thời gian rõ và yêu cầu chia động từ trong ngoặc.
Thí dụ: He wishes that he (meet) her yesterday.
Had met (quá khứ)
They wish that they (go) on a trip to England next year.
Would go (tương lai)
I wish that he (give) me a cone of ice-cream now.
Gave (hiện tại)








Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets:
1. He wishes that he (win) the next match.
2. She wishes that he (help) her last week.
3. I wish they (visit) me three days ago.
4. You wish I (take) you to the restaurant next month.
5. Ba wishes that he (be) in Ha Noi now.
6. I wish that it (be) nice today.
7. They wish I (pay) my debt last Sunday.
8. He wishes you (be) his friend last time.
9. Mary wishes she (can) speak Italian now.
10. Mai wishes they (hold) a party next month.








Make wishes contrary to the following facts:
1. Minh is poor.
2. Jack broke the vase.
3. Viet can not speak Chinese.
4. My Vi didn’t do her homework.
5. Khanh does not play football.
6. Mai had bad marks in biology.
7. Tu Linh lost her handbag.
8. Hoa will not buy any books.
9. Diem does not eat fish.
10. Tran played cards yesterday.








1. Minh is poor. > I wish Minh were rich.
2. Jack broke the vase. > hadn’t broken
3. Viet can not speak Chinese. > could speak
4. My Vi didn’t do her homework. > had done
5. Khanh does not play football. > played
6. Mai had bad marks in biology. > had had
7. Tu Linh lost her handbag. > hadn’t lost
8. Hoa will not buy any books. > would buy
9. Diem does not eat fish. > ate
10. Tran played cards yesterday. > hadn’t played








Finish the second sentences so that they will have the same meaning as the preceding:
1. He thinks he should not have drunk too much.
Wishes
He _______________________________ too much.
2. He regrets not meeting her before.
Wishes
He ____________________ her before.
3. He does not like to have borrowed her money last week.
Wishes
He ______________________________ last week.








4. She is sorry that she did not give the beggar some money.
Wishes
She __________________________ some money.
5. I regret playing tricks on him then.
Wish
I _______________________ him then.








Use the correct tense of the verbs in brackets:
1. She wishes that she (meet) him last week.
2. They wish that he (let) them in tomorrow.
3. I wish that they (help) us today.
4. Mai wishes that she (can) play the piano.
5. He wishes that you (call) him yesterday.
6. We wish that we (win) the prize next time.
7. He wished that he (buy) the book last month.
8. Ngoc wishes that she (be) in Dalat now.
9. Tu Linh wishes that they (tell) her that story next time.
10. Phuong wishes that she (have) a car now.








11. Yen wishes that he (take ) her to school by bike every day.
12. Viet wished that he (play) kite tomorrow.
13. Lam Anh wishes that he (can) speak English fluently now.
14. Nhat Anh wishes that she (lend) him that film yesterday.
15. Nam Anh wishes that he always (get) good marks.
16. Bich Tran wishes that she (know) how to drive a car now.
17. Ai Nhi wishes that she (win) the lottery next time.
18. Thien Son wishes that she (sew) him a shirt next week.
19. My Vi wishes that they (lock) the door last night.
20. Khanh wishes that he (get) that ticket last time.








Complete the second sentences so that they have the same meaning as the first ones:
1. Mai can not speak Chinese.
- Mai wishes _________________________________
2. Tu Linh has an old bike.
- She wishes _________________________________
3. Viet ran slowly.
- He wishes _________________________________
4. Yen breaks a vase.
- She wishes _________________________________








5. Bich Tran stepped on a thorn.
- She wishes _________________________________
6. Ngoc did not do her homework.
- She wishes _________________________________
7. Ai Nhi can not play the piano.
- She wishes _________________________________
8. My Vi is not in HCM City now.
- She wishes _________________________________
9. Lam Anh got bad marks in mathematics.
- He wishes _________________________________
10. Nam Anh did not change the water in the fish tank.
- He wishes _________________________________








Multiple choice:
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