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Translate the following wishes containing
subjunctives into your language:
1. God bless you!
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2. Devil take you!
3. God save the Queen!
4. God help us all!
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5. Heaven help them!
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6. Be that as it may!
7. May you enjoy a ripe old age!
8. Long may the Queen rule over us!
9. Long may you live to enjoy your retirement!
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10. Convention be damned!
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Work on the model:
We go to school five days a week. (four days)
I wish we went to school four days a week.
He bought an old car. (new)
I wish he had bought a new car.
1. You know how to speak French. (Italian)
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2. They painted the walls green. (yellow)
3. My request for the interview was rejected. (accepted)
4. He seldom goes to the cinema. (more often)
5. My mother drinks very much coffee. (less)
6. It was an expensive car. (cheap)
7. John came to the party. (his wife, too)
8. Susan is present. (her friend, too)
9. He arrived at work late today. (in time)
10. We have a big house. (small)
Replace the Accusative + Infinitive constructions by WISH + WOULD as in the models:
I want her to come here./I wish she would come here.
They wanted us to help them./They wished we would help them.
1. Mother wants me to get good marks.
2. I want them to trust me.
3. Joanna wanted the publisher to accept the book.
4. You want your brother to repair your car.
5. The kids wanted their mother to stay with them.
6. The woman wanted the tailor to finish her dress.
7. Grandma wants me to walk her dog twice a day.
8. The girls wanted the rain to stop.
9. We want the weather to change.
10. The little boy wants his mother to buy him a ball.
Work on the model: She didn’t accept my advice./I wish she had accepted my advice.
1. He failed the examination.
2. She didn’t meet Mr. Johnson.
3. We didn’t take any money with us.
4. Albert didn’t bring his book to school.
5. I didn’t know how to do this problem.
6. You didn’t study French last year.
7. She wasn’t at home at dinner time.ve
8. We didn’t have any children.
9. He never learned how to drive.
10. It was time to go home.
Rephrase the sentences below so as to use the Subjunctive after WISH as in the models:
Models: I am sorry you don’t live in this town.
I wish you lived in this town.
I regret she has not any brothers.
I wish she had some brothers.
1. I am sorry you don’t like this record.
2. I regret my dog makes so much noise.
3. I regret your mother is ill.
4. I am sorry Mary does not want to come with us.
5. I’m sorry Jim does not catch any fish.
6. I regret they smoke so much.
7. I am sorry you don’t find your purse.
8. I regret you cannot come with us.
9. I am sorry I am not on holiday.
10. Joanna regrets she is so busy.
It’s a pity she does not know the answer to this question./I wish she knew the answer to this question.
1. It’s a pity the children are not at home.
2. It’s a pity you are late for school every morning.
3. It’s a pity she does not speak English.
4. It’s a pity I don’t understand them.
5. It’s a pity George comes home so late.
6. It’s a pity the boys talk during the classes.
7. It’s a pity Grannie does not make apple pies.
8. It’s a pity our neighbours quarrel every evening.
9. It’s a pity it does rain here in summer.
10. It’s a pity my sister drinks so much coffee.
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THE SUBJUNCTIVE
NAME ……………………………………………………….
DATE …………………………………………………………
CLASS ………………………………………………………..
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