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If I Knew and I Wish I Knew

Secondary English Grammar · Modals, Conditionals and the Passive · Lesson 39

Also known as: Wish · if I knew

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Lesson questions (14)

  1. I wish I ___ the answer.
    Answer: knew
  2. If I ___ you, I'd apologise.
    Answer: were
  3. I wish I ___ speak French.
    Answer: could
  4. I don't know his address. If I ___ it, I would write to him.
    Answer: knew
  5. I wish I ___ taller.
    Answer: were
  6. I wish you ___ stop making that noise!
    Answer: would
  7. If we ___ a car, we could go to the beach.
    Answer: had
  8. I wish I had a bigger house.
    Answer: True
  9. If it isn't so cold, we'd go out.
    Answer: False
  10. I wish it would stop raining.
    Answer: True
  11. Choose the correct sentence.
    Answer: I wish I could live near the sea.
  12. Choose the correct sentence.
    Answer: If he were here, he would help us.
  13. I wish I have more free time.
    الخطأ: have · التصحيح: had
  14. If I am the president, I would change many things.
    الخطأ: am · التصحيح: were

About this lesson

“If I Knew and I Wish I Knew” is from Secondary English Grammar (Modals, Conditionals and the Passive) and has 14 questions with answers. Sample questions: “I wish I ___ the answer.” and “If I ___ you, I'd apologise.”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.

Lesson words: knew · were · could · would · had · I wish I could live near the sea. · If he were here, he would help us.

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Questions about this lesson

How do we express a wish about the present?

wish + past simple: I wish I knew the answer (but I don't know it).

Why do we use the past for a wish about the present?

Because the past here signals something unreal, as in If I knew, I would tell you.

How do we use be after wish and if?

We can use were with all subjects: I wish I were taller. If I were you, I'd go.

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No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.

Which games suit this lesson?

You can play it in Gameshow Quiz, Mixed questions, Find & fix, Complete the sentence and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.