I. After the verb “wish” the Simple Past Tense is often used with a present or future meaning. It is translated into Armenian with the word “երանի” E.g. I wish I had a car ( = it would be nice if I had a car, I don’t have a car) Երանի ես ավտոմեքենա ունենայի: After the verb ‘’wish’’ the Past Perfect tense is used for wishes about the past.E.g. I wish you hadn’t said that (= it would be nice if you hadn’t said that, he said that) Երանի դա ասած չլինեիր: After the verb “ wish’ would is used, which expresses regret or annoyance that something will not happen. E.g. I wish you would stop smoking ( = why won’t you stop smoking?, I have a critical request) Երանի թողնեիր ծխելը: Choose the correct answer.
1. I wish I ……… French ( spoke, would speak, had spoken)
would speak
2. I wish it ………. raining ( stopped, would stop, had stopped)
stopped
3. I stayed late at work yesterday and I wish I ……… at work late ( didn’t stay, wouldn’t stay, hadn’t stayed)
didn’t stay
4. I wish I ……….. so many mistakes. ( hadn’t made, wouldn’t make, didn’t make)
hadn’t made
5. I don’t have new shoes, I wish that I …….. new shoes ( had, would have, had had)
would have
6. I wish my boss ……….. always ……. Meeting during my lunch time ( didn’t arrange, wouldn’t arrange, hadn’t arranged)
wouldn’t arrange
7. I wish I ………. hard at school ( had worked, worked, would work)
worked
8. I wish I ………. a musical instrument when I was younger. ( learned, had learned, would learn)
learned
9. I wish people ………… away pens when they don’t work any more! ( had thrown, would throw, threw)
had thrown
10. I wish I ……… to London one day. ( went, had gone, would go)
would go
II. Three answers are correct. Write the wrong answer.
1. I got the vegetables from the ………… ( supermarket, baker’s, market, fruit and vegetable shop)
baker’s
2. I got the bread from the ………….. ( hypermarket, baker’s, deli, butcher’s)
deli
3. I got these jeans from a …… ( market, paper shop, department store, clothes shop)
paper shop
4. I got the shampoo from the ………. ( deli, chemist’s, supermarket, department store)
department shop
5. I got these CDs from the ……….. (baker’s, newsagent’s, department store, music shop)
baker’s
III. Answer these questions
1. Do you think cellphones including voice and text messaging should be banned in classrooms? Why or why not?
I think no becouse sometimes we need to have a call or text a message when somethng serious happens.
2. Can you think of any other locations where cellphones should be banned? Why?
I think that cellphones should be banned at important meetings.
3. In what situations might the video-taping capabilities of cellphones be unwelcome?
I think that the video-taping capabilities of cellphones would be unwelcome when something bad happenedor to have a persons privacy.
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