II. CÂU AO ƯỚC
a) Future wish






*Subject can be the same or different.
Ex:
We wish that you could come to the party tonight. (You can’t come.)
I wish that you would stop saying that. (You probably won’t stop.)
She wishes that she were coming with us. (She is not coming with us.)
b) present wish




Ex:
I wish that I had enough time to finish my homework. (I don’t have enough time.)
We wish that he were old enough to come with us. (He is not old enough.)
They wish that they didn’t have to go to class today. (They have to go to class.
c) past wish





Ex:
I wish that I had washed the clothes yesterday. (I didn’t wash the clothes.)
She wishes that she could have been there. (She couldn’t be there.)
We wish that we had had more time last night. (We didn’t have more time.)



Exercise: Sentence transformation
My wife can’t speak French. I wish
What a pity you failed in your driving test. I wish
She won’t visit me again. I wish
I’m not a millionaire. I wish
He said “Good luck!” He
Tom regretted buying the second-hand car. Tom wished
You’re making a lot of noise. I wish
I’m sorry that I didn’t finish my homework last night. I wish
Kieu My stains her white dress. Kieu My wishes
Khanh lost her handbag. Khanh wished