Rewrite the following sentences to express either an unreal situation in the present or a regret about a past event.
1. I scratched my sister's favorite CD.
... I wish I hadn't scratched my sister's favourite CD. (regret)...
2. I haven’t got a motorcycle.
...I wish I had a motorcycle. (unreal situation)....
3. I am not old enough to go to the nightclub.
4. I left school without qualifications.
5. I missed the plane to Lisbon.
6. I am not tall enough to join the basketball team.
7. I didn’t call my grandparents last night.
8. I forgot my parents’ anniversary.
Ответы
Ответ:
3. I am not old enough to go to the nightclub.
... I wish I were old enough to go to the nightclub. (unreal situation)....
4. I left school without qualifications.
... I wish I hadn't left school without qualifications. (regret)...
5. I missed the plane to Lisbon.
... I wish I hadn't missed the plane to Lisbon. (regret)...
6. I am not tall enough to join the basketball team.
... I wish I were tall enough to join the basketball team. (unreal situation)....
7. I didn’t call my grandparents last night.
... I wish I had called my grandparents last night. (regret)...
8. I forgot my parents’ anniversary.
... I wish I hadn't forgotten my parents’ anniversary. (regret)...
Объяснение:
В настоящем времени мы используем I wish, когда говорим о ситуации, которую хотели бы изменить прямо сейчас (unreal situation). В этом случае мы хотим, чтобы в данный момент что-то было по-другому и нам жаль, что это не так.
При этом первая часть (I wish) стоит в настоящем времени Present Simple. Во второй части всегда следует действие в прошедшем времени (Past Simple).
Конструкция с wish и Past Perfect во второй части используется, когда мы сожалеем (regret) о чем-либо, что сделали в прошлом.