Rewrite what the children are thinking using I wish/If only. Then say which sentences refer to the present and which refer to the past. 1 I can't hear the teacher. — I wish I could hear the teacher. (present) 2 I left my lunch at home. 3 I don't know the answer. 4 I didn't do my homework. 5 I forgot to bring my exercise book. 6 I want to go outside and play with my friends.
Если ребёнок хочет изменить ситуацию сейчас, после I wish ставим Past Simple или could:
- I wish I could hear the teacher. — present.
- I wish I hadn't left my lunch at home. — past.
- If only I knew the answer. — present.
- I wish I had done my homework. — past.
- If only I hadn't forgotten to bring my exercise book. — past.
- I wish I could go outside and play with my friends. — present.
