Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1. Bruce wishes he (have) more money so he could buy a new sweater.
2. The weather was cold while we were away. I wish it (be) warmer.
3. I wish I (be) taller so that I could be in the basketball team.
4. I wish you (stop) watching television while I am talking to you.
5. It was a terrible film. I wish we (not go) to see it.
6. I wish the holidays (come) so we could go off to the seaside.
7. I wish Ann (be) here. She’d be able to help us.
8. Yesterday I got very wet in the rain. I wish I (have) an umbrella.
9. I wish we (go) to the match next Saturday but we’re visiting my uncle instead.
10. I wish you (keep) your mouth shut yesterday. Now Mary knows everything.
Explanation: The verb "wishes" indicates a desire for something that is not currently true. Therefore, we need to use the past simple tense of the verb "have" - "had" - to show that Bruce doesn't currently have enough money.
2. The weather was cold while we were away. I wish it had been warmer.
Explanation: We use the past perfect tense ("had been") to express a wish about a situation in the past that was different than what actually happened. In this case, the weather was cold, but the speaker wishes it had been warmer.
3. I wish I were taller so that I could be in the basketball team.
Explanation: The verb "wish" is followed by the verb "were" in this sentence, which is the subjunctive form of "to be" for hypothetical situations. The speaker is expressing a wish to be taller in order to be able to join the basketball team.
4. I wish you would stop watching television while I am talking to you.
Explanation: We use the modal verb "would" after "wish" to express a desire for someone else to change their behavior in the present moment. The speaker wishes the person to stop watching television while they are talking to them.
5. It was a terrible film. I wish we hadn't gone to see it.
Explanation: The past perfect tense ("hadn't gone") is used to express a regret about a past action that the speaker wishes had not happened. In this case, the speaker regrets going to see the terrible film.
6. I wish the holidays would come so we could go off to the seaside.
Explanation: The verb "wish" is followed by the modal verb "would" to express a desire for something to happen in the future. The speaker wishes for the holidays to come so that they can go to the seaside.
7. I wish Ann were here. She'd be able to help us.
Explanation: The verb "wish" is followed by the subjunctive form of the verb "to be" - "were" - for hypothetical situations. The speaker wishes that Ann was here because they believe she would be able to help them.
8. Yesterday I got very wet in the rain. I wish I had had an umbrella.
Explanation: The past perfect tense ("had had") is used to express a regret about a past action that the speaker wishes they had done differently. In this case, the speaker wishes they had brought an umbrella to avoid getting wet in the rain.
9. I wish we could go to the match next Saturday, but we're visiting my uncle instead.
Explanation: The verb "wish" is followed by the modal verb "could" to express a desire for something that is not currently possible. The speaker wishes they could go to the match, but they have other plans to visit their uncle.
10. I wish you had kept your mouth shut yesterday. Now Mary knows everything.
Explanation: The past perfect tense ("had kept") is used to express a regret about a past action that the speaker wishes had not happened. In this case, the speaker wishes the person had not spoken yesterday because now Mary knows everything.