Would be able to do it soon.

always told her the truth.

5. Linda will wish he had told her the truth then.

would tell her the truth one day

 

Ex 378. Explain the relative use of tenses in the following sentences

1. Kate wished her boyfriend were more attentive to her. 2. Now she wishes she had agreed to marry him, 3. We wish it would rain. It's too hot. 4. I wish you wouldn't talk about that, Dad. 5. She wishes she were in love again. 6. I wish you would stop contradicting me! 7. We wished the police were more efficient and hadn't just turned everything upside down in the house. 8. Oh, I'm so miserable! I wish I were dead! 9.1 wish I could make him change his mind! I wish he would give up that silly idea. 10. Sometimes I wish I were thousands of miles away from civilization. 11. How I wish it were so for ages and nothing would ever change! 12. Many people wish life were not so hectic. 13. They wish you were less bossy and were not ordering people about. 14. How I wish I could fly in the blue sky, over the roofs, over this town! 15. — What is love? — I wish I knew the answer. 16.1 just wish I had your kind of spirit, Maggie.

 

Ex 379. Express a wish by using the given hints

Model / wish my friend were (had been) more optimistic.

to be 1. more helpful

2. less curious

3. not so choosy

4. a child again

5. healthy and wealthy

to have 6. more experience

7. less duties

8. a different job

9. a better love-life

10. a big flat

11. a better life

to know 12. five foreign languages

13. what to do

to live 14. in another district

15. in the nineteenth century

can (may) 16. help them

17. take part in the research

come 18. to visit us

19. in time for supper

speak 20. about his impressions

 

Ex. 380. Express regrets about the following (starting with if or wish) and add four more regrets of your own.

1. My students are not always in time for class. 2.1 didn't work hard when I was at school. 3. Our climate is so changeable! 4. Nelly is sorry that she didn't save enough money when she was still working. 5. What a pity we have ever met! 6.1 didn't stay at home late at night and got involved into an accident. 7. My neighbours are very noisy people. 8. Helen didn't buy the dress and is very sorry about it. 9. My director is too bossy and demanding. 10. Victor can't get on well with his relatives. 11. My father couldn't fix our new VCR yesterday. 12.1 still don't know who you really are.

 

Ex. 381. Translate into English.

1. Жаль, что я сейчас не с вами. Это было бы здоро­во! 2. Зря я здесь сейчас с вами. Дома так много дел! 3. Напрасно вы не подписали бумаги вовремя. 4. До­садно, что вы подписали бумаги тогда. 5. Жаль, что жизнь такая короткая и жестокая. 6. Хотелось бы, чтобы жизнь была более счастливой. 7. Жаль, что Денис не влюбился в эту прекрасную девушку. Она бы сделала его счастливым. 8. Напрасно Игорь влю­бился в эту капризную девушку. Она сделает его жизнь невыносимой. 9. Жаль, что мы живем так да­леко друг от друга. Мы могли бы стать близкими дру­зьями. 10. Мы могли бы стать близкими друзьями, но не стали. Жаль, что это так! 11. Жаль, что у меня вчера болело горло, и я не смогла пойти на дискоте­ку. 12. Досадно, что мы заблудились именно в цент­ре Парижа. 13. Жаль, что мы не говорим по-фран­цузски и не взяли карту города. 14. Зря я постирала 220

белую майку с черными джинсами. Теперь она ста­ла модного серого цвета. 15. Жаль, что мои дети не со мной, и что они покинули меня, как только закон­чили школу.

382. Read the following verse and compose a similar one, expressing a wish of your own.