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Conditionals-Wish/If only
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Age: 13-17
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Wish - Would Rather - It�s time + unreal past / infinitive - 3 pages
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WISH / IF ONLY + PAST SIMPLE
Level: elementary
Age: 12-14
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IF AND WISH SENTENCES (PAST)
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Age: 12-17
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Unreal past for present and past situations
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Age: 11-17
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transformations
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Age: 14-17
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Wish + Past simple

We use Wish� with Past Simple to say we would like things to be different in the present.

Affirmative

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�I wish ( that)�I �was/ were more confident . (I'm not confident enough)

I wish (that) I could make my own decisions ( I can't make my own decisions)

Lara wishes ( that) she spent more time in the Uk. ( Lara doesn't spend enough time in the uk)

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Negative

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I wish ( that)� i wasn't / weren't so indecisive ( i'm very/ really indecisive)

I wish (that) i didn't have to ask my parents for everything. ( i have to ask my parents for everything)

Lara wishes ( that) her parents didn't make all the decisions for her. ( Lara's parents make all the decisions for her)

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we can use Was �or Were after wish, but were can be more formal

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Love is blind

Jess is describing her new boyfriend, Kevin. Read the paragraph from her diary

�My boyfriend, kevin, is not very handsome. He's quite short, and He's really thin. He doesn't� like sports, and he never wants to go dancing with me on Saturdays. He can't dance! He spends a lot of time with his friends at the local amusement arcade.
He doesn't get on well with my friends, and they don't like him either.

�He doesn't have much money. He never buys me flowers or chocolates. So, why do I still go out with him? Well, I'm not sure but I really love him. And I believe he can change if he wants to.

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2. Write�7 things Jess might wish for�.

1- kevin is not very handsome

2-He's not tall

3-He doesn't� like sports

4-He can't dance

5-He doesn't get on well with�her friends

6-He doesn't have much money

7-He never buys me flowers or chocolates

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Grammar check

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Use the words to write complete sentences

1- We/ wish/ have/ car.

2- I/ wish/ not live/ here

3- Jenny/wish/ have/ more money.

4- Mike/wish/can/play the piano

5- They/ wish/ not have /exams

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Write wishes for the situations

1- I'm not a lawyer

2- I don't have a big house in the country

3- I have to do lots of homework

4- I'm afraid of snakes

5- I'm so lazy

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� Wish You Were Here. (Blackmore's Night )

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Listen and then fill in the blanks

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I Wish You� Here...
Me, oh, my country ,
Wish You Were Here...
I Wish You Were Here...
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Don't you know, the� is getting colder,
And I miss� like hell,
And I'm feeling ...

I've got feelings for you,
Do you still� the same?
From the first time I laid my�eyes on you,
I felt joy of living,
I saw heaven in your ...
In your ...
Wish you were here...

I miss your laugh, I miss your ,
I miss� about you...
Every second's like a ,
Every minute's like a day
When you're far ...

The snow is getting colder, baby,
I Wish You Were Here...

A battlefield of� and fear,
And I Wish You Were Here...
I've got feelings for you,
From the first time I laid my eyes on you...
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Wish+simple past

Wish + Past simple