Monday, November 28, 2016

Grammar #23: Wish (due Wednesday)

1. Where do you wish you were right now? What do you wish you were doing?

2. What do you wish were different about Houston?

3. What do you wish were different about your country?

4. What is something in your life that you regret? In other words, what is something that you wish you hadn't done?

25 comments:

  1. 1. I wish I were in Italy right now. I wish I were shopping with my friend.
    2. I wish Houston would be warmer.
    3. I wish my country would be wealthier.
    4. I wish I hadn't quarrel with my parents and had paid them the attention they deserved. Nowadays, I understand how hard it was and I regret all the sadness I caused.

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  2. 1. Where do you wish you were right now? What do you wish you were doing?
    i wish that i were in New Orleans right now. i would be touring at French quarter.
    2. What do you wish were different about Houston?
    i wish Houston had a better metro system like in New York.
    3. What do you wish were different about your country?
    i wish my country would be more open.
    4. What is something in your life that you regret? In other words, what is something that you wish you hadn't done?
    i wish i brought my pet here.

    miss holly:
    i think i understood on (1)which is in the present, (4) which is in the past,
    but i am a little bit confused about the time on (2,3), is it in present or future?

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    1. 4.i wish i had not given my pet to my friend

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    2. 2 and 3 are the present tense.
      Houston is a large city (now). I wish it were smaller (now).

      Does that answer your question?

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  3. 1. I wish I were in chile right now. I wish I were cooking with my mom.
    2.I wish houston would be less humid.
    3.I wish my country (Chile) less dangerous in some part of chile.
    4.I wish I hadn't a miss my sister graduation a few years ago.

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  4. 1. I wish I were in Vietnam right now. I wish I were singing with my friend at night.
    2. I wish Houston had a place that many people can sing together.
    3. I wish my country would be more cold.
    4. I wish I had not forgetten my teddy in Vietnam.

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  5. 1.I wish I were in Chine, and having dinner with my parents.
    2.I wish Houston could have a amusement park。
    3.I wish the price of house could be lower in my country.
    4.I wish I hadn't given up studying for a doctorate in my country.

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    1. 2. I wish Houston had an amusement park (it doesn't).
      3. I wish the price of homes were lower.

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    2. #4: NICE! wish+past unreal conditional+gerund WOW!

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  6. 1. I wish, I were in Mexico and I wish I ate a real tacos.

    2. I wish Houston would be cold during whole year.

    3. I wish Mexico would be safe and people could get good jobs.

    4. I wish, I had come years ago to Houston to study English.

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    1. 1. You wish you were in Mexico and you wish you were eating tacos now.

      nice (but no comma after wish)

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  7. 1. I wish I were in my country with my family and I wish I were celebrating my niece traditional wedding
    2. I wish the weater weren't too hot in Houston
    3. I wish there were a lot of taxis in my country
    4. I wish I hadn't started university for almost a year

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  8. 1. I wish I were in North Carolina with my uncle's family.
    I wish I were going out with my friends in my hometown.
    2. I wish the people in Houston were friendly like people in my hometown.
    3. I wish my country had a lot of public transportation.
    4. I wish I hadn't kept silent with my friend.
    4

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  9. 1. I wish I were in Saudi Arabia right now and I wish I were hanging out with my friend.
    2. I wish Houston wouldn't have driving rules.
    3. I wish my country would be clean from corruption.
    4. I wish I hadn't took anything easy.

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    1. 4. I wish I understood what you mean in this sentence.

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    2. I wish you had completed all of your blog work this semester but as the saying goes, better late than never!

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  10. 1. I wish I were in Mexico right now and I wish I were going out with my friends from Mexico.
    2. I wish Houston would be cold.
    3. I wish Mexico wouldn't be dangerous.
    4. I wish I had finished my career in Mexico.

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    1. 2. You wish Houston WERE cold (right now--or always)
      3. You wish Mexico WEREN'T dangerous (right now--or always).

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  11. 1. I wish I were in morocco right now. I wish I were talking with my mom's .
    2. I wish Houston would be near to my country.
    3.i wish my country wouldn't be poor.
    4.i wish I had finished my major and return to my country.

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    1. 2. You wish Houston WERE near your country.
      3. You wish your country WEREN'T poor.

      4. When do you wish you had finished your major?

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