Answer Key

Exercise 2

Are the sentences correct?

1.   I wish you went home - no one wants you here!That is incorrect. Correct is: I wish you would go home - no one wants you here!

2.   Don't you wish you could fly?That is correct.

3.   I wish you stopped eating flies - what a terrible habit!That is incorrect. Correct is: I wish you would stop eating flies - what a terrible habit!

4.   If I would be rich, I would buy a very big house.That is incorrect. Correct is: If I was / were rich, I would buy a very big house.

5.   We are wishing you all the best on your wedding day.That is incorrect. Correct is: We wish you all the best on your wedding day.

6.   We do not wish our names appear in the newspaper.That is incorrect. Correct is: We do not wish our names to appear in the newspaper.

7.   I wish you would have come on time - being late was very rude!That is incorrect. Correct is: I wish you had come on time - being late was very rude!

8.   I wish somebody would explain this difficult grammar to me.That is correct.

9.   I wish it wasn't raining so often here.That is incorrect. Correct is: I wish it didn&039;t rain so often here.

10.   Be careful what you wish for - you might get it!That is correct.