Exercise 1.

Open the brackets.

Joseph wishes he ______ (not cheat) in the exam. The teacher was very angry with him.
I wish I ______ (not speak) so loudly. My baby brother woke up.
Michael wishes his father ______ (give) him £100 for the school trip next month.
Mr.Parker wishes there ______ (not be) mosquitoes around. They bite him badly.
I wish people ______ (not cut) the trees any more.
My mother wishes I ______ (take) her to the hospital for her operation this weekend.
Timothy wishes she ______ (not eat) too many strawberries.She has got a terrible stomachache.
Pam wishes she ______ (have) an mp3 player. She could listen to music now.
I wish I ______ (know) more about cooking. I have to prepare something special for my guests.
We wish we ______ (win) the match next Sunday. We will be this year's champion then.


Exercise 2.

Fill in the brackets with one of the phrases:

on cloud nine, a fish out of water, fed up, as hard as nails, spaced out, on pins and needles, bent out of shape

When he finally proposed to her, she was _______.
Dave, are you listening? You look totally _______!
The movie was so suspenseful, I was ________ the whole time!
I’ve had a terrible day at work and I’m feeling completely _______ !
After living in Hong Kong for most of his life, Lee was ______ in Los Angeles.
She’ll be good in business – she’s________ .
She got _______ over the new dress code at work.


Exercise 3.

Fill in the blanks using CAN – CAN’T - COULD – COULDN’T - DIDN’T NEED TO - MUST – MUSTN’T - NEEDN‘T

You __________________ drive a car when you’re 18.
Jack spends the whole day just walking around. He __________________ have a job.
When I was in school I __________________ do a hand stand, but now I’m too old. I __________________ do one any more.
My mother keeps telling me that we __________________ wash our hands before we sit down at the dinner table.
You __________________ buy the tickets. I got two for free from dad.
She __________________ speak so rudely to her parents.
The teacher always tells us we __________________ cheat during a test.
I __________________ stop laughing. The joke was so funny.
I __________________ look at you. You’re so dirty. What were you up to ?
__________________ you turn down the volume ? – It’s too loud.