[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"grammar-exercise-01a01413-ad31-7093-b237-469c30b99e38":3,"grammar-exercise-lesson-019ba7f0-c7aa-7cb5-820b-7cf90b088c6d":242},["Reactive",4],{"id":5,"grammarPage":6,"title":7,"instructions":8,"displayOrder":9,"type":10,"questions":11,"ogImageUrl":241},"01a01413-ad31-7093-b237-469c30b99e38","\u002Fapi\u002Fgrammar_pages\u002F019ba7f0-c7aa-7cb5-820b-7cf90b088c6d","Find and Fix Wish Patterns","One word in each sentence is wrong. Tap it, then choose the correction that matches the time and meaning of the wish.",5,"find_and_fix",[12,35,58,83,100,123,136,155,173,188,201,222],{"id":13,"sentenceTemplate":14,"displayOrder":15,"explanation":16,"exampleSentence":17,"blanks":18,"payload":19},"01a01413-ad31-71af-b237-469c318a7b4a","This fabric feels rough now; I wish it feels softer.",0,"The first clause establishes the rough texture as present reality, so the unreal wish takes the past form 'felt'.","This fabric feels rough now; I wish it felt softer.",[],{"words":20,"correct":30,"wrongIndex":31,"corrections":32},[21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,23,29],"This","fabric","feels","rough","now;","I","wish","it","softer.","felt",8,[30,33,34],"feeling","feel",{"id":36,"sentenceTemplate":37,"displayOrder":38,"explanation":39,"exampleSentence":40,"blanks":41,"payload":42},"01a01413-ad31-7207-b237-469c322c3df8","If only our flat is quieter at night!",1,"'If only' follows the same backshift as 'wish'; unreal 'were' presents a quieter flat as contrary to reality now.","If only our flat were quieter at night!",[],{"words":43,"correct":52,"wrongIndex":53,"corrections":54},[44,45,46,47,48,49,50,51],"If","only","our","flat","is","quieter","at","night!","were",4,[52,55,56,57],"would","had","been",{"id":59,"sentenceTemplate":60,"displayOrder":61,"explanation":62,"exampleSentence":63,"blanks":64,"payload":65},"01a01413-ad31-7243-b237-469c32eb5364","The lift was removed, so the tenants wish they can use it.",2,"The removed lift makes the opportunity unavailable now, so use 'wish + could + base verb'.","The lift was removed, so the tenants wish they could use it.",[],{"words":66,"correct":78,"wrongIndex":79,"corrections":80},[67,68,69,70,71,72,73,27,74,75,76,77],"The","lift","was","removed,","so","the","tenants","they","can","use","it.","could",9,[78,81,82],"will","shall",{"id":84,"sentenceTemplate":85,"displayOrder":86,"explanation":87,"exampleSentence":88,"blanks":89,"payload":90},"01a01413-ad31-7277-b237-469c3329eb6f","I wish I have applied earlier; the deadline passed yesterday.",3,"The missed deadline is a known finished event, so the regret needs past perfect 'had applied'.","I wish I had applied earlier; the deadline passed yesterday.",[],{"words":91,"correct":56,"wrongIndex":86,"corrections":98},[26,27,26,92,93,94,72,95,96,97],"have","applied","earlier;","deadline","passed","yesterday.",[56,55,78,99],"having",{"id":101,"sentenceTemplate":102,"displayOrder":53,"explanation":103,"exampleSentence":104,"blanks":105,"payload":106},"01a01413-ad31-72a7-b237-469c3364fd76","Lea wishes she hasn't said anything, but everyone knows the secret.","Everyone already knows the secret, so regret about that finished action takes past perfect 'hadn't said'.","Lea wishes she hadn't said anything, but everyone knows the secret.",[],{"words":107,"correct":118,"wrongIndex":86,"corrections":119},[108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,72,117],"Lea","wishes","she","hasn't","said","anything,","but","everyone","knows","secret.","hadn't",[118,120,121,122],"wouldn't","couldn't","didn't",{"id":124,"sentenceTemplate":125,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":126,"exampleSentence":127,"blanks":128,"payload":129},"01a01413-ad31-72d7-b237-469c338610a8","Eva wishes she could had attended the wedding.","A missed past opportunity takes 'could have' plus the past participle: 'could have attended'.","Eva wishes she could have attended the wedding.",[],{"words":130,"correct":92,"wrongIndex":53,"corrections":134},[131,109,110,78,56,132,72,133],"Eva","attended","wedding.",[92,99,135,57],"be",{"id":137,"sentenceTemplate":138,"displayOrder":139,"explanation":140,"exampleSentence":141,"blanks":142,"payload":143},"01a01413-ad31-730b-b237-469c34396d9f","During meetings, the tenants wish their landlord will stop interrupting them.",6,"The tenants want another person's repeated behaviour to change, so use 'wish + would + base verb'.","During meetings, the tenants wish their landlord would stop interrupting them.",[],{"words":144,"correct":55,"wrongIndex":152,"corrections":153},[145,146,72,73,27,147,148,81,149,150,151],"During","meetings,","their","landlord","stop","interrupting","them.",7,[55,75,154,48],"does",{"id":156,"sentenceTemplate":157,"displayOrder":152,"explanation":158,"exampleSentence":159,"blanks":160,"payload":161},"01a01413-ad31-7337-b237-469c346a3ce0","How I wish the alarm won't beep every five minutes!","The repeated beep is an annoying action the speaker wants to change, so use 'wish + wouldn't + base verb'.","How I wish the alarm wouldn't beep every five minutes!",[],{"words":162,"correct":120,"wrongIndex":9,"corrections":170},[163,26,27,72,164,165,166,167,168,169],"How","alarm","won't","beep","every","five","minutes!",[120,171,118,172],"doesn't","isn't",{"id":174,"sentenceTemplate":175,"displayOrder":31,"explanation":176,"exampleSentence":177,"blanks":178,"payload":179},"01a01413-ad31-736b-b237-469c34b81a09","Our team's youngest player wishes he is taller.","Height is a present state, not changing behaviour, so use unreal 'were' rather than a present form.","Our team's youngest player wishes he were taller.",[],{"words":180,"correct":52,"wrongIndex":139,"corrections":187},[181,182,183,184,109,185,48,186],"Our","team's","youngest","player","he","taller.",[52,55,56,57],{"id":189,"sentenceTemplate":190,"displayOrder":79,"explanation":191,"exampleSentence":192,"blanks":193,"payload":194},"01a01413-ad31-739b-b237-469c35170d2a","I wish I would cook at home, but the kitchen is closed.","The closed kitchen removes the opportunity now, so use 'wish + could'; standard English avoids 'wish + would' for one's own chosen action.","I wish I could cook at home, but the kitchen is closed.",[],{"words":195,"correct":78,"wrongIndex":86,"corrections":200},[26,27,26,55,196,50,197,114,72,198,48,199],"cook","home,","kitchen","closed.",[78,75,81,82],{"id":202,"sentenceTemplate":203,"displayOrder":204,"explanation":205,"exampleSentence":206,"blanks":207,"payload":208},"01a01413-ad31-73c7-b237-469c355b7acc","The letter says customers may wish to complained about the fees.",10,"In this formal context, 'wish to' is followed by the base verb: 'customers may wish to complain'.","The letter says customers may wish to complain about the fees.",[],{"words":209,"correct":218,"wrongIndex":152,"corrections":219},[67,210,211,212,213,27,214,215,216,72,217],"letter","says","customers","may","to","complained","about","fees.","complain",[218,220,221],"complaining","complains",{"id":223,"sentenceTemplate":224,"displayOrder":225,"explanation":226,"exampleSentence":227,"blanks":228,"payload":229},"01a01413-ad31-73f7-b237-469c35e08335","How I wish we had check the map before turning left!",11,"A finished past regret needs past perfect, so use the past participle in 'had checked'.","How I wish we had checked the map before turning left!",[],{"words":230,"correct":237,"wrongIndex":9,"corrections":238},[163,26,27,231,56,232,72,233,234,235,236],"we","check","map","before","turning","left!","checked",[237,239,240],"checking","checks","\u002Fuploads\u002Fimages\u002Fgpimg_156e81de-bfe3-4f75-89f9-a0df05783d2b_hero.webp",{"title":243,"slug":244,"language":245,"level":246},"Wish (Expressing Regret, Desire, and Imagined Situations)","wish-expressing-regret-desire-and-imagined-situations","en","B2"]