Exercices wish et if only : anglais en seconde

Mettez le verbe entre parenthèses à la forme qui convient.

1. I wish I (have) ___ a bigger bedroom.
2. She wishes she (be) ___ older.
3. We wish we (not / live) ___ so far from the city.
4. I wish I (know) ___ how to fix this.
5. He wishes he (can) ___ play the guitar.
6. I wish my best friend (be) ___ in my class.
7. They wish it (not / be) ___ so cold.

Complétez avec le past perfect.

1. I wish I (bring) ___ my umbrella.
2. She wishes she (not / eat) ___ that last cake.
3. We wish we (book) ___ the tickets earlier.
4. He wishes he (study) ___ harder for the test.
5. I wish you (tell) ___ me about the party.
6. They wish they (not / sell) ___ their old house.

Réécrivez chaque phrase avec I wish.

1. I can’t swim.
2. I didn’t go to the concert.
3. My brother always borrows my clothes.
4. It’s raining.
5. I lost my phone.
6. I’m not good at maths.
7. You never call me.
8. I said something stupid.

Écrivez la phrase qui décrit la réalité.

1. I wish I were on holiday.
2. She wishes she hadn’t left school at sixteen.
3. I wish they would turn down the music.
4. We wish we had a garden.
5. He wishes he had taken the job.

Complétez avec wish ou hope à la forme correcte.

1. I ___ you have a great time in Ireland.
2. I ___ I had more free time.
3. We ___ it doesn’t rain tomorrow.
4. She ___ she hadn’t been so rude.
5. I ___ to become a doctor one day.
6. They ___ they could stay longer.

Choisissez la bonne forme.

1. If only I (had / had had) more money last year!
2. I wish you (would stop / stopped) tapping your pen. It’s annoying!
3. If only I (could / would) remember her name!
4. She wishes she (has / had) blue eyes.
5. I wish I (didn’t spend / hadn’t spent) all my savings on that game.
6. If only the bus (would come / came)! We’ve been waiting for ages.

Traduisez en anglais.

1. J’aimerais être plus courageux.
2. Si seulement j’avais écouté mes parents !
3. Je regrette de ne pas parler espagnol.
4. J’aimerais bien que tu arrêtes de te plaindre.
5. Elle regrette d’avoir quitté son emploi.
6. Si seulement je pouvais remonter le temps !

Traduisez en français.

1. I wish I hadn’t bought that lottery ticket.
2. If only it would stop snowing!
3. He wishes he were rich.
4. We wish we could help you.
5. I wish you had told me the truth.

Corrigez l’erreur dans chaque phrase.

1. I wish I am taller.
2. I wish I would have gone to the party.
3. She wishes she didn’t lose her keys yesterday.
4. I wish you will pass your exam.
5. I wish I would be on the beach right now.
6. If only I know her address!

Lisez le témoignage, puis répondez en anglais.

1. What did Danny forget to do last week?
2. What happened that evening?
3. What does Danny regret? Quote the text.
4. What does his wife want Danny to stop doing?
5. What does his wife regret?
6. Explain the use of would in « I wish he would stop talking about it ».

Associez chaque situation (1-6) au souhait qui convient (a-f).

1. You failed your driving test.
2. Your neighbour’s dog barks all night.
3. You are stuck in a boring lesson.
4. You can’t afford a new bike.
5. You told a lie to your best friend.
6. You don’t understand Italian.

a. I wish I had more money. b. If only I hadn’t lied! c. I wish I could speak Italian. d. I wish I had practised more. e. I wish it would be quiet. f. I wish I were somewhere else.

Un lycéen écrit dans son journal intime après une journée catastrophique (80 à 110 mots). Utilisez :

1. deux souhaits sur le présent avec wish + prétérit (dont un avec were) ;
2. deux regrets avec wish + past perfect ;
3. une phrase avec wish + would ;
4. une phrase avec if only ;
5. une phrase avec hope.