I wish & If only- Guessing Game

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I wish/ If only guess the problem game

Choose one of the situations below and say things you would think or say in that situation until your partner guesses what the situation is. Give other hints if your partner gets stuck, but don’t say any of the words in the sentence below.

 

You can’t play the guitar

 

 

You don’t have a girlfriend/ a boyfriend

 

 

You can’t find a job

 

 

You can’t move a box

 

 

You have a headache

 

 

You can’t communicate with someone

 

 

You feel bored

 

 

Your team are losing a match

 

 

It’s raining

 

 

You have an exam tomorrow

 

 

Your big brother bullied you

 

Work together to think of at least one sentence with “I wish” and/ or “If only” for each situation above.

What are the differences between the forms used to talk about the present/ future and the past? Why?

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