Wish / if only
Grammar · B2 · 10 printable sheets, each with an answer key.
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- Sheet 1 · 35 minWish and if only: frustrations of modern lifeComplaints about phones, notifications and slow Wi-Fi with wish and if only, then write a forum post about modern life.Free
- Sheet 2 · 30 minWish, if only and would rather: sharing a flatWish, if only, would rather and it's time in the everyday problems of flatmates, then write a polite note to your flatmates.Premium
- Sheet 3 · 30 minGrammar explained: wish / if onlyTalk about present wishes, past regrets and annoying habits with wish and if only.Premium
- Sheet 4 · 30 minGrammar explained: wish / if only – wish or hope?Hope for real possibilities, wish for unreal ones: choose the right verb and tense.Premium
- Sheet 5 · 20 minWish / if only: present wishes (wish + past simple)Read Jack's thoughts about his new life in Osaka, then use wish / if only + past simple and could for present wishes.Premium
- Sheet 6 · 20 minWish / if only: past regrets (wish + past perfect)Match situations to regrets, complete regrets with wish + past perfect and write about your own regrets.Premium
- Sheet 7 · 20 minWish / if only: wish + would (annoying habits)Use wish + would to complain about other people's habits and situations we want to change, and contrast it with wish + past.Premium
- Sheet 8 · 20 minWish / if only: past simple, past perfect or would?Choose between wish + past simple, past perfect, could and would, then write your own wishes about now and the past.Premium
- Sheet 9 · 20 minWish / if only: key word transformationsExam-style key word transformations with wish and if only, then spot common mistakes and build sentences.Premium
- Sheet 10 · 20 minWish / if only: review and a letter to your younger selfRead Sophie's letter to her sixteen-year-old self, review all wish forms and write a short letter of your own.Premium