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wish, if only, hope, it's time
Jeremy adora la sua famiglia ma ci sono delle cose che non vorrebbe che facessero. Formula frasi con wish + would/wouldn’t. 1 My father listens to progressive rock music on the radio. I wish my father wouldn’t listen to progressive rock music on the radio. 2 My grandmother knits noisily when we’re watching television. 3 My mother is always complaining about my table manners. 4 My big brother never lets me borrow his electric guitar. 5 My sister is always in the bathroom when I want to use it. 6 My baby brother never sits still. 7 My uncle is always asking me about what I want to study at university. 8 My aunt never helps me with my homework.
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Margot ha avuto una brutta giornata. Scrivi frasi per esprimere il suo rammarico usando wished + because. 1 Margot got up late because she forgot to set her alarm. Margot wished she had set her alarm because she got up late. 2 She burnt the toast and set off the smoke alarm. 3 She left her credit card at home and couldn’t pay for her shopping. 4 She didn’t take an umbrella with her and got soaking wet. 5 She didn’t charge up her phone and missed an important call. 6 She drove home very fast and got a speeding ticket. 7 She didn’t check that one of her dinner party guests was vegetarian and served her roast chicken. 8 She fell asleep and missed her favourite TV show.
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Completa le frasi. 1 My father advised me to study law at university because it would lead to a well-paid job. I didn’t take his advice and now work in a small bookshop with a low salary. If only I had taken my father’s advice and studied law at university, I wouldn’t now be working in a bookshop on a low salary. 2 I decided not to buy my girlfriend a silk scarf for her birthday and got her a book which she didn’t read because she said it was boring. If only I _________________ my girlfriend a silk scarf instead of a book for her birthday, she _________________ been much happier. 3 Rick got an express train which didn’t stop at the station he wanted. He had to go all the way to London and then catch another train. If only Rick _________________ a regular train, he _________________ had to go all the way to London and catch another train. 4 Petra threw her prize-winning lottery ticket away by mistake. If only Petra _________________ her lottery ticket away, she _________________ won a prize. 5 A computer start-up company offered Martha shares in her company. She didn’t buy them and the shares have now tripled in value. If only Martha _________________ shares in the computer start-up company, she _________________ made a lot of money.
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