Corrigé wish : exercices d’anglais en première – PDF gratuit à télécharger et imprimer

1. I wish I spoke Spanish.
2. I wish my flat were (was) bigger. ou I wish my flat weren’t so small.
3. I wish I could vote. : capacité, donc could.
4. I wish my parents understood me.
5. I wish it weren’t (wasn’t) raining. : la forme be + -ing se conserve.
6. I wish we didn’t have to leave now.

1. I wish I had gone to the concert.
2. She wishes she hadn’t told him the secret. : affirmative dans la réalité, négative dans le regret.
3. We wish we hadn’t missed the train.
4. I wish I had listened to my teacher.
5. They wish they hadn’t sold their house.
6. He wishes he could have come to the party. : capacité passée, could have + participe.

1. knew : situation présente (now).
2. would stop : agacement envers une autre personne.
3. had taken : regret passé (last year).
4. were : état présent, would impossible avec be ici.
5. would stop : on souhaite un changement.
6. had : situation présente (these days).
7. had stayed : regret passé (in 1950).

1. If only I were old enough to drive!
2. If only I had brought an umbrella!
3. If only the bus would come on time!
4. If only we could see the stage!
5. If only he hadn’t lost his passport!

1. didn’t tell : autre sujet, donc prétérit.
2. stay : même sujet, donc base verbale.
3. studied
4. walk
5. came
6. started : it’s high time + prétérit.

1. hope : souhait réaliste.
2. wish : irréel (were).
3. hope : futur possible (will).
4. wishes : irréel présent, avec le -s de la 3e personne.
5. hope : hope to + base verbale.
6. wish : regret passé (had booked).

1. I wish I were rich. : pas de wish + I would.
2. I wish I had more time.
3. I wish I hadn’t eaten so much yesterday. : regret passé.
4. I wish I could fly. : c’est irréel, donc wish.
5. I’d rather you didn’t smoke here.
6. If only I had known!

1. If only I had known!
2. I wish you were here.
3. I wish I had learnt (learned) English earlier.
4. I’d rather you didn’t come.
5. I wish he would stop complaining.
6. It’s high time we left.

1. He arrived at Tilbury nine months before March 1949, so in June 1948, on the Empire Windrush.
2. He regrets not bringing a warmer coat: « I wish I had brought a warmer coat. »
3. He wishes she could see the city.
4. « I wish the landlord would fix the heater. » It expresses irritation, because the landlord never listens.
5. « Sometimes I wish I had stayed in Kingston with you. » No: he remembers why he came, so the regret is only temporary.
6. He would prefer her not to worry: « I’d rather you didn’t worry. »

1. J’aimerais pouvoir t’aider.
2. Elle regrette d’avoir dit ça.
3. Si seulement il pouvait arrêter de neiger !
4. Je préférerais qu’on se retrouve à la gare.
5. Il aimerait être plus courageux.

Exemple de réponse :

1. I wish my family lived closer to me.
2. I wish I could speak English without an accent.
3. I wish I had packed more photos of my village.
4. I wish my flatmate would do the washing-up.
5. I’d rather my little brother stayed at school instead of working.