Rephrasing I wish / If only

Rewrite these sentences using ´I wish/If only ´ :

1. I don ´t know many people. I wish……….

2. I can ´t give up smoking. If only…………

3. I haven ´t got enough money for the concert.

4. George isn ´t here.

5. It´ s cold and I hate this weather.

6. I´ m sorry because Tina can ´t come to my party.

7. He was driving very fast when he had the accident.

8. I have to work tomorrow and I´d like to stay in bed.

9. My car is broken and I don ´t know anything about cars.

10. My husband didn't remember to bring his credit card with him on holiday.

11. I should have travelled more when I was young.

12. He was driving very fast when he had the accident.

13. I hate it when you drive fast in the city.

14. It's a pity I didn't bring my camera with me.

15. I would like to go out more at the weekend.

16. He keeps arriving late for class. It's getting on my nerves.

17. I would love to be lying on a beach in the Bahamas right now.

18. I don't speak Italian so I can't read this book in original version.

Answer key

1. I don ´t know many people. I wish………. ( I wish I knew more people)

2. I can ´t give up smoking. If only…………

3. I haven ´t got enough money for the concert. I wish I had enough money for....

4. George isn ´t here. If only George were here.

5. It´ s cold and I hate this weather. I wish it weren't/wasn't so cold.

6. I´ m sorry because Tina can ´t come to my party. If  only Tina could come to my party.

7. He was driving very fast when he had the accident. I wish he hadn't been driving so fast.

8. I have to work tomorrow and I´d like to stay in bed. If only I didn't have to work tomorrow.I wish I could stay in bed.

9. My car is broken and I don ´t know anything about cars. I wish I knew something about cars.

10. My husband didn't remember to bring his credit card with him on holiday. If only my husband had brought his credit card with him.

11. I should have travelled more when I was young. I wish I had travelled more when....

12. He was driving very fast when he had the accident. I wish he hadn't driven so fast.

13. I hate it when you drive fast in the city. If only you wouldn't drive so fast.

14. It's a pity I didn't bring my camera with me. I wish I had brought my camera with me.

15. I would like to go out more at the weekend. If only I could go out a bit more at the weekend.

16. He keeps arriving late for class. It's getting on my nerves. I wish he wouldn't arrive late for class.

17. I would love to be lying on a beach in the Bahamas right now. If only I could be lying on the beach in the Bahamas.

18. I don't speak Italian so I can't read this book in original version. I wish I could speak Italian.