4. 1. I wish I were younger.
I wish I had been born 100 years
ago.
I wish I were as smart as Bill Gates.
I wish I were as rich as Bill Gates.
5. 2. I wish I knew how to sky dive.
I wish I knew how to use the
computer well.
I wish I knew how to save more
money.
I wish I knew how to make clothes
patterns.
6. 3. I wish I didn’t have to go to
school.
I wish I didn’t have to grade papers.
I wish didn’t have to work.
I wish I didn’t have to do
housework.
I wish I didn’t have to be poor.
7. 4. I wish I had a new car.
I wish I had a Lambourghini.
I wish I had my own house free and
clear (no mortgage).
I wish I had a million dollars.
8. I wish I didn’t have any bad habits.
I wish I didn’t have to take the final
exam.
I wish I didn’t have arthritis.
I wish I didn’t have to get up early
in the morning.
9. 5. I wish I could win the lottery.
I wish I could fly.
I wish I could retire and work part
time.
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Exercise 20
Wishing about something in the past
11. 1. I wish I had had children when I
was younger.
I wish I had come to the U.S. when I
was younger.
I wish I had graduated from college
when I was younger.
12. 2. I wish I had studied Spanish when
I was younger.
I wish I had studied philosophy
when I was younger.
13. 3. My family wishes I had gotten
married.
My family wishes I had never left
them.
14. 4. I wish I had known how to use a
gun before I came to Oakland.
