Exercise 64. Open the brackets.
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Exercise 62. Complete in as many ways as possible.
- I can't … but I wish I could.
- I didn't … but now I wish I had.
Exercise 63. Express the same idea using I wish.
Example: It's a pity he's away. => I wish he weren't away.
- It's a pity you can't come to our wedding party.
- It's a pity I haven't got a driving license.
- It's a pity the sentences with “I wish” are so confusing.
- He regrets he isn't Tom Cruise.
- She regrets she didn't refresh her skills before the audition.
- I'm so sorry I can't give you precise figures.
- I regret neglecting my teacher's tips.
- It's a pity they were prejudiced against us.
- It's a pity everything didn't go according to plan.
- Does she regret she hasn't become an actress?
- I'm sorry I have to spend so much time commuting.
- I'm genuinely sorry I upset you.
- I wish I (to know) him personally.
- I wish I (not to have) to deny myself chocolate.
- I wish I (never to start) this project in the first place!
- As far as I know he isn't satisfied with his assistant. He wishes he (to take) on someone else.
- I wish we (to submit) our film to the festival. We could've won a prize.
- I wish our conversation (not to be) so stilted this time.
- I wish we (to book) the hotel beforehand. Now we'll have to pay twice as much.
- She often wishes things (to be) different.
- She often wishes things (to be) different when she was a kid.
- He wishes he (can) appear on TV.
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