I wish... / If only ...
Once you have done the exercise, read the sentences aloud giving them the right emphasis. Here you are the star!!!
Choose the right sentence.
1. I didn’t buy her anything for her birthday and she got upset.
I wish I had bought her something for her birthday.
I wish I hadn't stayed late at work.
I wish you would stop annoying your little brother. (I wish you stopped annoying your little brother.)
If only I knew how to use the computer.
If only I knew the answer.
2. I am sorry I don’t know how to use the computer.
I wish I had bought her something for her birthday.
I wish I hadn't stayed late at work.
I wish you would stop annoying your little brother. (I wish you stopped annoying your little brother.)
If only I knew how to use the computer.
If only I knew the answer.
3. I stayed late at work and missed the last bus home.
I wish I had bought her something for her birthday.
I wish I hadn't stayed late at work.
I wish you would stop annoying your little brother. (I wish you stopped annoying your little brother.)
If only I knew how to use the computer.
If only I knew the answer.
4. I don’t know the answer. What a pity!
I wish I had bought her something for her birthday.
I wish I hadn't stayed late at work.
I wish you would stop annoying your little brother. (I wish you stopped annoying your little brother.)
If only I knew how to use the computer.
If only I knew the answer.
5. Stop annoying your little brother!
I wish I had bought her something for her birthday.
I wish I hadn't stayed late at work.
I wish you would stop annoying your little brother. (I wish you stopped annoying your little brother.)
If only I knew how to use the computer.
If only I knew the answer.
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