WPR1 · B2 · Adults and older teens · 25–35 minutes · Pair work · 3-page PDF
Would you like a four-day working week? Do you wish you’d taken more photos of ordinary days? In this free B2 ESL worksheet, learners decide which statements they agree with, give their reasons and ask a follow-up question. Eight present wishes and eight past regrets give both partners plenty to talk about.
Print pages 1–2 for learners. Page 3 has the answer key and teacher notes.
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Teach the two wish forms
Use wish + past simple for a different situation now and wish + could for an ability or possibility you’d like to have. Use wish + had + past participle for a past regret. Page 2 practises the forms separately, then mixes them before learners make two wishes of their own.
Watch Gav & Em
In this clip from S06E23, Gav and Em compare a wish about being taller with a regret about school. Ask learners which example refers to now and which refers to the past.
Listen to the complete episode and read the transcript · Read our teaching advice on using wish