Hopes and Wishes

"Gonconda" Rene Magritte, 1953
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After "hope", use a clause in the present tense to talk about the future. For example, "I hope I get a raise next week." Notice that the clause "I get a raise next week" is in the present tense.

After "wish", use the simple past tense in the clause that follows. Use the special conjugation for "be" in the past: I were, He were, She were, It were, We were, You were, They were.
"I wish I had a good oven." (The reality is, I don't have a good oven.) "I wish my son weren't in New York". The reality is, my son is in New York, and I will miss him.

Complete the following sentences. You'll find a scrambled cue in the drop down menu. Click on the drop down menu, and you'll see the answer.

1. I hope
my son/me/visit/soonmy son visits me soon.

2. Maria hopes
not/she/for the party/lateshe isn't late for the party.

3. Sam wishes
not/he/class/today/miss class/have tohe didn't have to miss class today.

4. Mr. and Mrs. Philo saw a little leak in their ceiling. They hope
need/a new roof/not/theythey don't need a new roof.

5. Alvin wishes
expensive/not/so/the vegetablesthe vegetables weren't so expensive.

6. The workers hope
their employer/their salaries/raise/this year their employer raises their salaries this year.

7. The teachers hope
do/the students/on the exam/wellthe students do well on the exam.

8. David wishes
a job/to find/easier/itit were easier to find a job.

9. I'm having a great time on my vacation in Hawaii. I wish
here/youyou were here.

10. My wife wishes
have/my daughter/such a/dog/not/largemy daughter didn't have such a large dog.

11. Maria hopes
time/have/to cook/her family/tonight/for/sheshe has time to cook for her family tonight.

12: I was looking forward to going to the beach. I wish
raining/not/it it weren't raining.

13. I hope
clear/the weather/soon/upthe weather clears up soon

14. My daughter hopes
an Ipad/for Christmas/get/sheshe gets an Ipad for Christmas.

15. Stanley is fascinated by outer space. He wishes
an astronaut/hehe were an astronaut.

16. Betty is going to Paris by plane. She hopes
catch/not/a cold/sheshe doesn't catch cold.

17. Tom has to wait for a long time to vote in the election. He wishes
shorter/the linethe line were shorter.

18. I know what you're thinking. You hope
win/also/The World Series/next year/The GiantsThe Giants win The World Series next year also.

19. Barry is a little under the weather today. He wishes
feel better/hehe felt better.

20. This is one of the best parties I've ever been to. I wish
have to/not/at midnight/end/itit didn't have to end at midnight.

21. I can't find very many interesting programs on Cable TV. I wish
have/interesting/Cable TV/more/programs/Cable TV had more interesting programs.

22. Our afternoon classes aren't very large. The director wishes
more students/there/in those classesthere were more students in those classes.

23. The US government is considering asking the very wealthy to pay more taxes. Wealthy people hope
taxes/their/go up/not/too much their taxes don't go up too much.

24. Daniel can't swim more than two laps. He wishes
ten laps/can/at least/swim/hehe could swim at least ten laps.

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