Exercices wish : anglais en première – PDF gratuit à télécharger et imprimer

Transformez chaque phrase en souhait avec I wish + prétérit (ou could).

1. I don’t speak Spanish.
2. My flat is so small.
3. I can’t vote yet.
4. My parents don’t understand me.
5. It’s raining again.
6. We have to leave now.

Exprimez un regret avec wish + past perfect. Gardez le sujet de la phrase.

1. I didn’t go to the concert.
2. She told him the secret.
3. We missed the train.
4. I didn’t listen to my teacher.
5. They sold their house.
6. He couldn’t come to the party.

Choisissez la forme correcte.

1. I wish I (know / knew / had known) the answer now.
2. I wish you (would stop / stopped / had stopped) tapping your pen! It’s driving me crazy.
3. She wishes she (took / had taken / would take) that job offer last year.
4. I wish I (am / were / would be) taller.
5. We wish it (would stop / stops / had stopped) raining: we want to go out.
6. He wishes he (has / had / would have) more free time these days.
7. My grandmother wishes she (stayed / had stayed / would stay) in Jamaica in 1950.

Réécrivez chaque phrase sous la forme d’une exclamation avec If only.

1. I’m not old enough to drive.
2. I didn’t bring an umbrella.
3. The bus never comes on time. (agacement)
4. We can’t see the stage.
5. He lost his passport.

Mettez le verbe entre parenthèses à la forme qui convient.

1. I’d rather you (not tell) ___ anyone.
2. I’d rather (stay) ___ at home tonight.
3. She’d rather her son (study) ___ law.
4. Would you rather (walk) ___ or take the bus?
5. We’d rather they (come) ___ tomorrow.
6. It’s high time you (start) ___ revising.

Complétez avec la forme correcte de wish ou de hope.

1. I ___ you have a good trip.
2. I ___ I were on holiday.
3. We ___ it will be sunny tomorrow.
4. She ___ she had more friends at her new school.
5. I ___ to see you again soon.
6. They ___ they had booked earlier.

Chaque phrase contient une erreur. Réécrivez-la correctement.

1. I wish I would be rich.
2. I wish I have more time.
3. I wish I didn’t eat so much yesterday.
4. I hope I could fly.
5. I’d rather you don’t smoke here.
6. If only I would have known!

Traduisez en anglais.

1. Si seulement j’avais su !
2. J’aimerais que tu sois là.
3. Je regrette de ne pas avoir appris l’anglais plus tôt.
4. Je préférerais que tu ne viennes pas.
5. J’aimerais bien qu’il arrête de se plaindre.
6. Il est grand temps que nous partions.

Lisez la lettre puis répondez aux questions en anglais.

1. When and where did Winston arrive in England?
2. What does he regret about his luggage?
3. What does he wish his mother could do?
4. Find a sentence with wish + would. What feeling does it express?
5. Find the sentence in which Winston regrets his decision. Does he really regret it?
6. What does Winston prefer his mother to do? Quote the text.

Traduisez en français correct, sans calque.

1. I wish I could help you.
2. She wishes she hadn’t said that.
3. If only it would stop snowing!
4. I’d rather we met at the station.
5. He wishes he were braver.

Vous êtes un jeune migrant arrivé au Royaume-Uni il y a un an. Écrivez cinq phrases en suivant les consignes.

1. Un souhait sur votre vie présente (wish + prétérit).
2. Un souhait sur une capacité (wish + could).
3. Un regret sur votre voyage (wish + past perfect).
4. Une plainte sur quelqu’un (wish + would).
5. Une préférence pour votre famille restée au pays (I’d rather + prétérit).