This flashcard teaches how to express disappointment about a present situation using the structure 'wishes he didn't have to', indicating a desire for a different reality.
This flashcard demonstrates how to express disappointment about a present situation using the construction 'wishes he didn't have to', conveying a desire for things to be different.
| Task | Express disappointment with the present situation: Nigel has to get up early every morning. He doesn't like it. |
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| Answer | 1 |
| a | Nigel wishes he didn't have to get up early every morning. |
| b | Nigel would get up early every morning if he liked it. |
| c | If only Nigel got up early every morning he would like it. |
| d | Nigel would like to get up early every morning if he had to. |
| comment | To express disappointment with the present situation we usually use the construction [ I + wish + Past Simple]. Other answers do not relate to the meaning. |
| topic | exprssing hypothetical meaninig |
| level | 2 |
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