1. Wish and Hope
I hope for something possible.
Hope + present tense
I hope a get an A in this class.

2. Wish and Hope
I wish for something that is not likely.
Wish + subjunctive
I wish I had a million dollars.
I wish I were thinner.

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Exercise 18
I wish + subjunctive

4. 1. I wish I were younger.
I wish I had been born 100 years
ago.
I wish I were as smart as Bill Gates.
I wish I were as rich as Bill Gates.

5. 2. I wish I knew how to sky dive.
I wish I knew how to use the
computer well.
I wish I knew how to save more
money.
I wish I knew how to make clothes
patterns.

6. 3. I wish I didn’t have to go to
school.
I wish I didn’t have to grade papers.
I wish didn’t have to work.
I wish I didn’t have to do
housework.
I wish I didn’t have to be poor.

7. 4. I wish I had a new car.
I wish I had a Lambourghini.
I wish I had my own house free and
clear (no mortgage).
I wish I had a million dollars.

8. I wish I didn’t have any bad habits.
I wish I didn’t have to take the final
exam.
I wish I didn’t have arthritis.
I wish I didn’t have to get up early
in the morning.

9. 5. I wish I could win the lottery.
I wish I could fly.
I wish I could retire and work part
time.

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Exercise 20
Wishing about something in the past

11. 1. I wish I had had children when I
was younger.
I wish I had come to the U.S. when I
was younger.
I wish I had graduated from college
when I was younger.

12. 2. I wish I had studied Spanish when
I was younger.
I wish I had studied philosophy
when I was younger.

13. 3. My family wishes I had gotten
married.
My family wishes I had never left
them.

14. 4. I wish I had known how to use a
gun before I came to Oakland.

15. 6. I wish I had never started
smoking.