Paraphrase the given sentences using "wish”
1 It's a pity you are ill.
2 He was sorry not to have had enough time to finish his test.
3 It's a pity you didn't send for us last night.
4 What a pity you don't know German.
5 It's a pity we can't reach home before tea-time.
6 The student was sorry he hadn't studied the material better.
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Нужно перефразировать предложения с использованием глагола wish
Ответ:
1 It's a pity you are ill.
I wish you weren't ill.
2 He was sorry not to have had enough time to finish his test.
He wished he had had enough time to finish his test.
3 It's a pity you didn't send for us last night.
I wish you had sent for us last night.
4 What a pity you don't know German.
I wish you knew German.
5 It's a pity we can't reach home before tea-time.
I wish we could reach home before tea-time.
6 The student was sorry he hadn't studied the material better.
The student wished he had studied the material better.
Объяснение:
Wish используется, когда речь идет о желаниях, как правило, нереальных, — в настоящем и прошлом: «Хотелось бы, чтобы это было так» (но это не так).
После wish нельзя использовать глагол в настоящем времени.
* Если речь идет о настоящем времени, то после wish употребляется глагол в Past Simple.
* Если речь идет о прошлом, то после wish употребляется глагол в Past Perfect. Обычно так выражается сожаление о том, что произошло в прошлом.