8 a) 9.6.171) Read the table. Which tenses
do we use to express a wish for the
present; a regret for the past?
I wish/lf only I had more time (but I don't) - used to
express what we would like to be different in the present
I wish/If only I had helped them. (but I didn't) - used to
express regret about sth that happened in the past
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b) (9.6.17.1 Write what each person
could wish for, in your notebook.
1 He doesn't know how to read.
If only he knew how to read!
2 She wants them to be more generous.
3 Helen didn't volunteer last summer, but she
wanted to
4 He ignored the homeless man who asked
him for help
5 The shelter couldn't provide food for all the
homeless people.
• Parents usually want their children to come home on time.
• Parents usually want their children not to tell lies.
• Parents usually want their children not to smoke cigarettes.
• Teachers usually want their pupils not to be too noisy.
• I would like my friends to help other people.
• Теachers usually want their pupils to be honest and brave.
• Teachers usually want their pupils to read a lot.
• I would like my friends to keep the environment clean.
• I would like my friends to go with me to the disco.
• Parents usually want their children to eat more fruit.