Exercise 9. Translate the following sentences into Russian. Mind translation of conditionals after “wish”. 1. I wished I could have been at the committee yesterday. 2. She wishes you could
understand her better. 3. They wished you would read more in future. 4. They wished they hadn’t
noticed her embarrassment. 5. We wished he hadn’t known it. 6. I wish I could make m yself
understood. 7 . 1 wished you hadn’t come so late. 8 . 1 wished we had followed our parents’ advice. 9.
I wish I could read this book in original. 1 0 .1 wish I hadn’t followed your instructions. 1 1 .1 wish I
could play tennis as well as you do. 12. I wish she didn’t look so pale. 13. I wished he hadn’t left.
1 4 .1 wish you were my sister. 15. He wished he hadn’t left so early. 16. I wish I had thought o f it
before. It’s a good idea. 17. I wish I could feel sure about it. 18. D on’t you wish you had come
earlier?
Exercise 10 Answer the following questions using conditionals after the verb ‘wish’ according to the model. Model: Are you a teacher? -
I wish I were. 1. Are you a graduate? 2. Can you speak English well? 3. Did you speak at the meeting
yesterday? 4. Will she come to the party? 5. Have you got a raincoat with you? 6. Is dinner ready?
7. Do you know where she is now? 8. Will they take part in the coming competitions? 9. Is her hair
naturally wavy? 10. Has she returned from her business trip? 11. Shall we go there together?
Exercise 11. Paraphrase the following so as to use conditionals in object clauses after the verb ‘wish’. See the model. Model: I t’s pity you are so busy these days. - 1 wish(ed) you were not so busy these days. 1. It’s pity we shan’t be able to reach the destination before sunset. 2 . 1 am sorry I made you
angry by disturbing you at such an early hour. 3. What a pity you are leaving so soon! 4. We were
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very much disappointed that she hadn’t come to our party. 5. Unfortunately, you will not receive an
answer before the New Year. 6. She regretted she had mentioned his name at our presence. 7. My
friend regrets not having told you this at once. 8. She was sorry not to have had enough time to
make the experiment. 9 . 1 was sorry not to have told him the truth. 10. It’s pity we hadn’t taken part
in the experiment.
