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8. I wish my dad ______________________ such bad jokes. It’s so annoying. (make)

I wish my dad wouldn’t make such bad jokes. It’s so annoying. (make)

Don’t you wish you ______________________ old enough to vote in next week’s election? (be)

Don’t you wish you were old enough to vote in next week’s election? (be)

If only I ______________________ enough money to buy that sports car, but I don’t. (have)

If only I had enough money to buy that sports car, but I don’t. (have)

I wish you ______________________ on holiday with us next week. (come)

.I wish you were coming on holiday with us next week. (come)

Romy wishes she ______________________ her time going to parties instead of studying. (waste)

Romy wishes she hadn’t wasted her time going to parties instead of studying.

If only my brother ______________________ bothering me. (stop)

If only my brother would stop bothering me. (stop)

If only I ______________________! (fly)

If only I could fly! (fly)

I wish someone would explain this to me. The speaker is

frustrated about a present situation

anxious about a future situation.

sorry about a past situation.

If only train fares were cheaper, I’d visit you more often. This refers to

The present

The future

The past

I wish the meeting were taking place in a hotel instead of the office. The meeting is in

the present or future

the past or present.

the past

5. If only my children wouldn’t leave their clothes on the floor. The speaker is probably

annoyed

hopeful.

uninterested.

If only I had paid more attention at school! This sentence expresses

strong regret

no regret.

I wish I could draw and paint well. This is

difficult to achieve

likely in the future.

an impossibility.

Amelia wishes she had started university a year earlier. This sentence is about

The past

The future

the present

I wish I had more time to spend with my family. This sentence is about

the present

the future

the past

When Rosie gets her salary every month, she likes to s_ _ _ _ _ o_ _ on a day at the spa in the hotel with her best friend.

splash out

I hate seeing people p_ _ _ money d_ _ _ the d_ _ _ _. It’s so hard to earn it, so it makes sense to spend it wisely.

pour money down the drain

I think it’s better to s_ _ _ a_ _ _ _ _ when you’re buying a larger item like a laptop. You can save a lot of money by not buying the first one you see.

shop around

My parents always p_ _ m_ _ _y a_ _ _ _ every month so that we could go away on holiday in the summer.

put money aside

I think Andrew must have c_ _ _ i_ _ _ some money when his grandfather died. He seems to have a lot more to spend these days.

come into

On my current salary I can just about m_ _ _ e_ _ s m_ _ _, but I’m not going to be able to save any money.

make ends meet

A: Come on! Let’s have lunch out today. It’s not going to b_ _ _ _ t_ _ b_ _ _. B: Yes, I think we can just about afford it.

break the bank

My grandfather was an orphan who became a very successful businessman. It was a real r_ _ _ to r_ _ _ _ _ story.

rags to riches

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