[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grammar-exercise-019d4e35-72be-738a-8694-945902e6ba8e":3,"grammar-exercise-lesson-019ba7f0-c7aa-7cb5-820b-7cf90b088c6d":232},["Reactive",4],{"id":5,"grammarPage":6,"title":7,"instructions":8,"displayOrder":9,"questions":10},"019d4e35-72be-738a-8694-945902e6ba8e","\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_pages\u002F019ba7f0-c7aa-7cb5-820b-7cf90b088c6d","Dream Destinations & Impossible Wishes","This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Some sentences may have more than one blank, so make sure you complete all of them. Use “wish” to describe imaginary, unreal, or impossible travel situations.",1,[11,33,51,70,86,105,122,141,159,175,194,213],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":14,"explanation":15,"exampleSentence":16,"blanks":17},"019d4e3c-f394-7521-9ca6-ef721798c60f","I wish I __1__ afford a luxury cruise around the Mediterranean right now.",0,"Use 'wish + past simple\u002Fcould' to express a desire about a present situation that is impossible or unlikely. 'Could' is the past form of 'can' used after 'wish' to talk about present ability.","I wish I could speak Italian fluently before my trip to Rome.",[18],{"id":19,"blankNumber":9,"options":20},"019d4e3c-f391-7f77-b4cd-7c7854a985e2",[21,25,29],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e3c-f391-7bd7-b4cd-7c78539d8bcd","can",false,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e3c-f391-7c7b-b4cd-7c78539dc86b","could",true,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e3c-f391-7ccf-b4cd-7c78549aae93","will",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019d4e3c-f394-77ad-9ca6-ef721ba119f2","She wishes she __1__ to Iceland last winter when the Northern Lights were so spectacular.","Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about a past situation that cannot be changed. The action did not happen, and the speaker regrets this.","They wish they had booked their flight to Japan earlier when prices were lower.",[39],{"id":40,"blankNumber":9,"options":41},"019d4e3c-f394-774d-9ca6-ef721afdf20c",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e3c-f394-7659-9ca6-ef721896ab33","went",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e3c-f394-76b5-9ca6-ef7219700609","had gone",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e3c-f394-76fd-9ca6-ef721a1fb217","would go",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":54,"explanation":55,"exampleSentence":56,"blanks":57},"019d4e3c-f394-798d-9ca6-ef721f219ea4","Tom wishes he __1__ more photos during his backpacking trip through Southeast Asia.",3,"Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about a past action. Tom did not take enough photos during his trip, and he now regrets this.","She wishes she had visited Machu Picchu when she was in Peru last year.",[58],{"id":59,"blankNumber":9,"options":60},"019d4e3c-f394-7955-9ca6-ef721f09ca0b",[61,64,67],{"id":62,"optionText":63,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e3c-f394-78f1-9ca6-ef721e5423f3","took",{"id":65,"optionText":66,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e3c-f394-7915-9ca6-ef721ea880d1","takes",{"id":68,"optionText":69,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e3c-f394-7935-9ca6-ef721eec756a","had taken",{"id":71,"sentenceTemplate":72,"displayOrder":73,"explanation":74,"exampleSentence":75,"blanks":76},"019d4e3c-f394-7a85-9ca6-ef722118aad9","We wish we __1__ teleport to Paris for the weekend instead of spending hours on a plane.",4,"Use 'wish + could' to express a desire about a present or future ability that is impossible. Teleportation is not possible, making this an imaginary wish about present capability.","I wish I could fly like a bird to reach remote mountain destinations.",[77],{"id":78,"blankNumber":9,"options":79},"019d4e3c-f394-7a35-9ca6-ef72201a2863",[80,82,84],{"id":81,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e3c-f394-79d1-9ca6-ef721f3f1392",{"id":83,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e3c-f394-79f5-9ca6-ef721f8112bf",{"id":85,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e3c-f394-7a15-9ca6-ef721f87d30b",{"id":87,"sentenceTemplate":88,"displayOrder":89,"explanation":90,"exampleSentence":91,"blanks":92},"019d4e3c-f394-7cd1-9ca6-ef72284f8ce6","Sarah wishes her vacation to Bali __1__ longer than just one week.",6,"Use 'wish + past simple' (with 'were' for all persons) to express a desire about a present situation. The vacation is currently one week, but Sarah wants it to be longer.","I wish the summer season in Norway were longer so I could see more of the midnight sun.",[93],{"id":94,"blankNumber":9,"options":95},"019d4e3c-f394-7c91-9ca6-ef72278906cc",[96,99,102],{"id":97,"optionText":98,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e3c-f394-7c2d-9ca6-ef72262d58bf","is",{"id":100,"optionText":101,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e3c-f394-7c51-9ca6-ef7226d7a2d5","were",{"id":103,"optionText":104,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e3c-f394-7c71-9ca6-ef7226f47040","had been",{"id":106,"sentenceTemplate":107,"displayOrder":108,"explanation":109,"exampleSentence":110,"blanks":111},"019d4e3c-f394-7db1-9ca6-ef722a99fac3","If only there __1__ direct flights from here to the remote islands of French Polynesia!",7,"Use 'if only + past simple' to express a strong wish about a present situation. There are no direct flights currently, and the speaker wishes this situation were different.","If only the visa process for visiting Antarctica were simpler!",[112],{"id":113,"blankNumber":9,"options":114},"019d4e3c-f394-7d79-9ca6-ef722a4cd6dd",[115,118,120],{"id":116,"optionText":117,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e3c-f394-7d19-9ca6-ef72287f6da7","are",{"id":119,"optionText":101,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e3c-f394-7d3d-9ca6-ef72295674af",{"id":121,"optionText":104,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e3c-f394-7d5d-9ca6-ef7229a8577b",{"id":123,"sentenceTemplate":124,"displayOrder":125,"explanation":126,"exampleSentence":127,"blanks":128},"019d4e3c-f394-7f2d-9ca6-ef722ffa0168","They wish they __1__ more time exploring the ancient temples in Cambodia when they had the chance.",8,"Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about a past situation. The phrase 'when they had the chance' shows this refers to the past.","I wish I had spent more days in the Scottish Highlands instead of rushing through.",[129],{"id":130,"blankNumber":9,"options":131},"019d4e3c-f394-7e61-9ca6-ef722d508c25",[132,135,138],{"id":133,"optionText":134,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e3c-f394-7df9-9ca6-ef722ae3c68d","have spent",{"id":136,"optionText":137,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e3c-f394-7e19-9ca6-ef722bd3db65","would have spent",{"id":139,"optionText":140,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e3c-f394-7e45-9ca6-ef722cc4281f","had spent",{"id":142,"sentenceTemplate":143,"displayOrder":144,"explanation":145,"exampleSentence":146,"blanks":147},"019d4e3c-f395-7085-b952-60059469b7e7","I wish the weather __1__ better during our safari in Tanzania last month.",9,"Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about a past situation. The weather was not good during the safari, and the speaker wishes it had been different.","We wish the sea conditions had been calmer during our boat trip to the Galapagos Islands.",[148],{"id":149,"blankNumber":9,"options":150},"019d4e3c-f395-704d-b952-600593a99ffc",[151,154,156],{"id":152,"optionText":153,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e3c-f394-7f85-9ca6-ef72303f9c51","was",{"id":155,"optionText":104,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e3c-f395-7009-b952-60059304b896",{"id":157,"optionText":158,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e3c-f395-7031-b952-60059382f782","would be",{"id":160,"sentenceTemplate":161,"displayOrder":162,"explanation":163,"exampleSentence":164,"blanks":165},"019d4e3c-f395-7241-b952-6005978dc593","Maria wishes she __1__ overcome her fear of flying so she could visit New Zealand.",11,"Use 'wish + could' to express a desire about a present ability or situation. Maria currently cannot overcome her fear, and she wishes she could do so now.","I wish I could speak Mandarin fluently before my trip to China next year.",[166],{"id":167,"blankNumber":9,"options":168},"019d4e3c-f395-720d-b952-60059768ca3b",[169,171,173],{"id":170,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e3c-f395-71a9-b952-6005971e8f1e",{"id":172,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e3c-f395-71cd-b952-60059744462a",{"id":174,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e3c-f395-71ed-b952-600597502f0f",{"id":176,"sentenceTemplate":177,"displayOrder":178,"explanation":179,"exampleSentence":180,"blanks":181},"019d4e3c-f395-73b9-b952-60059a0cb988","We wish the travel restrictions __1__ in place when we planned our trip to South America.",12,"Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about a past situation. The restrictions were in place when they planned their trip, and they wish this had not been the case.","I wish the hotel hadn't been fully booked when I tried to reserve a room in Santorini.",[182],{"id":183,"blankNumber":9,"options":184},"019d4e3c-f395-72f5-b952-600598440bb9",[185,188,191],{"id":186,"optionText":187,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e3c-f395-7291-b952-600597cc4184","weren't being",{"id":189,"optionText":190,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e3c-f395-72b5-b952-600597ef0cb7","hadn't been",{"id":192,"optionText":193,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e3c-f395-72d5-b952-600598110bb1","aren't being",{"id":195,"sentenceTemplate":196,"displayOrder":197,"explanation":198,"exampleSentence":199,"blanks":200},"019d4e3c-f395-74d5-b952-60059b75cf40","If only my job __1__ me more flexibility to take extended trips to explore Patagonia!",13,"Use 'if only + past simple' to express a strong wish about a present situation. The job currently does not provide flexibility, and the speaker wishes this were different now.","If only my schedule allowed me more time to visit the national parks in the United States!",[201],{"id":202,"blankNumber":9,"options":203},"019d4e3c-f395-7471-b952-60059aa4ec7b",[204,207,210],{"id":205,"optionText":206,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e3c-f395-7411-b952-60059a622659","gives",{"id":208,"optionText":209,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e3c-f395-7435-b952-60059a733f16","gave",{"id":211,"optionText":212,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e3c-f395-7455-b952-60059a7b9863","had given",{"id":214,"sentenceTemplate":215,"displayOrder":216,"explanation":217,"exampleSentence":218,"blanks":219},"019d4e3c-f395-76b9-b952-60059daba1ea","I wish I __1__ about the hidden beaches in Thailand before my trip ended; I would have visited them.",14,"Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about not knowing something in the past. The speaker did not know about the beaches during the trip and now regrets this lack of knowledge.","She wishes she had known about the local festivals in Peru before booking her travel dates.",[220],{"id":221,"blankNumber":9,"options":222},"019d4e3c-f395-7641-b952-60059cf2eea9",[223,226,229],{"id":224,"optionText":225,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e3c-f395-7565-b952-60059c02c60f","knew",{"id":227,"optionText":228,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e3c-f395-75b1-b952-60059c30435c","know",{"id":230,"optionText":231,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e3c-f395-7601-b952-60059c83fd3d","had known",{"title":233,"slug":234,"language":235},"Wish (Expressing Regret, Desire, and Imagined Situations)","wish-expressing-regret-desire-and-imagined-situations","en"]