[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":444},["ShallowReactive",2],{"en-game-wish-if-only-game":3},{"slug":4,"type":5,"mechanic":6,"topic":7,"published":8,"updated_at":9,"related_exercise":10,"levels":11,"seo":13,"settings":18,"questions":22,"content":347,"related_games":404,"available_locales":405,"course":407},"wish-if-only-game","grammar-game","speed-round","wish-if-only",true,"2026-10-10","\u002Fgrammar\u002Fwish-if-only-exercises",[12],"B1",{"title":14,"meta_description":15,"h1":16,"subtitle":17},"Wish and If Only Game | FluencyRoad","Play a free wish and if only game. Practise unreal present situations, could for ability and would for changes you want.","Wish and If Only Game","Imagine a different present or a change you want.",{"questions_per_round":19,"lives":20,"seconds_per_question":21},12,3,15,[23,35,43,48,58,63,69,78,84,88,96,102,107,117,122,126,131,141,147,152,159,165,169,178,183,188,197,202,206,215,220,225,229,240,249,253,262,271,275,284,293,298,307,316,320,329,338,342],{"id":24,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":27,"options":28,"answer":29,"rule":33,"tag":34},"wi-001","easy","multiple-choice","I don't have a bicycle. I wish I ___ one.",[29,30,31,32],"had","have","will have","would having","Wish + past form imagines a different present.","unreal-present",{"id":36,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":38,"answer":39,"rule":41,"tag":42},"wi-002","gap-fill","She can't swim. She wishes she ___ swim.",[40],"could","Could describes an ability she lacks now.","ability",{"id":44,"difficulty":25,"format":45,"prompt":46,"answer":8,"rule":47,"tag":34},"wi-003","right-or-wrong","I wish I lived nearer the station. (I live far away now.)","Lived is a past form for an unreal present situation.",{"id":49,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":50,"options":51,"answer":52,"rule":56,"tag":57},"wi-004","The dog keeps barking at night. I wish it ___ barking.",[52,53,54,55],"would stop","stops","had stop","could stopping","Would stop expresses a change in behaviour the speaker wants.","desired-change",{"id":59,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":60,"answer":61,"rule":62,"tag":34},"wi-005","If only we ___ more time! We are busy now. (have)",[29],"If only + past form imagines a different present.",{"id":64,"difficulty":25,"format":45,"prompt":65,"answer":66,"correction":67,"rule":68,"tag":42},"wi-006","She wishes she can drive, but she has never learned.",false,"She wishes she could drive, but she has never learned.","Use could for an ability she lacks now.",{"id":70,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":71,"options":72,"answer":73,"rule":77,"tag":34},"wi-007","We live far from our friends. If only we ___ closer!",[73,74,75,76],"lived","live","will live","would living","A past form after if only imagines a different present.",{"id":79,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":80,"answer":81,"rule":83,"tag":57},"wi-008","I wish the bus ___ soon; it is late again. (come; desired change)",[82],"would come","Would expresses a change in the situation the speaker wants.",{"id":85,"difficulty":25,"format":45,"prompt":86,"answer":8,"rule":87,"tag":34},"wi-009","If only I had a larger desk! My books do not fit now.","Had imagines a different present state.",{"id":89,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":90,"options":91,"answer":40,"rule":95,"tag":42},"wi-010","He cannot play the piano. He wishes he ___ play it.",[40,92,93,94],"can","will","would can","Could names an ability he lacks.",{"id":97,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":98,"answer":99,"rule":101,"tag":57},"wi-011","I wish the neighbours ___ the music down tonight. (turn; desired behaviour)",[100],"would turn","Would expresses a change desired in other people's behaviour.",{"id":103,"difficulty":25,"format":45,"prompt":104,"answer":66,"correction":105,"rule":106,"tag":34},"wi-012","I wish I have more free time now.","I wish I had more free time now.","Wish uses a past form for a different present state.",{"id":108,"difficulty":25,"format":26,"prompt":109,"options":110,"answer":111,"rule":115,"tag":116},"wi-013","In careful English, I wish I ___ taller.",[111,112,113,114],"were","am","will be","would be","Were is the careful form of be in an unreal present wish; was is also heard informally.","be-form",{"id":118,"difficulty":25,"format":37,"prompt":119,"answer":120,"rule":121,"tag":57},"wi-014","The rain has not stopped. If only it ___ soon! (stop; desired change)",[52],"Would stop asks for a change in the weather.",{"id":123,"difficulty":25,"format":45,"prompt":124,"answer":8,"rule":125,"tag":42},"wi-015","He wishes he could speak French, but he cannot.","Could expresses a missing ability.",{"id":127,"difficulty":25,"format":45,"prompt":128,"answer":66,"correction":129,"rule":130,"tag":34},"wi-016","If only we live nearer the park! We live far away.","If only we lived nearer the park! We live far away.","A past form describes an unreal present.",{"id":132,"difficulty":133,"format":26,"prompt":134,"options":135,"answer":136,"rule":140,"tag":57},"wi-017","medium","Maya knows he can answer, but he keeps ignoring her messages. She wishes he ___ her.",[136,137,138,139],"would reply to","replies to","could reply to","had replied to","Would expresses the change Maya wants in his behaviour; his ability is not the issue.",{"id":142,"difficulty":133,"format":37,"prompt":143,"answer":144,"rule":146,"tag":34},"wi-018","He does not know the answer. He wishes he ___ it. (know; unreal present)",[145],"knew","Knew is the past form for a present fact he wishes were different.",{"id":148,"difficulty":133,"format":45,"prompt":149,"answer":66,"correction":150,"rule":151,"tag":42},"wi-019","I wish I could to play the guitar.","I wish I could play the guitar.","A modal verb takes a base verb without to.",{"id":153,"difficulty":133,"format":26,"prompt":154,"options":155,"answer":111,"rule":158,"tag":116},"wi-020","Her room is small now. If only it ___ larger!",[111,156,113,157],"is","would being","Were is the careful unreal-present form; was is also heard informally.",{"id":160,"difficulty":133,"format":37,"prompt":161,"answer":162,"rule":164,"tag":57},"wi-021","I wish the train ___ on time for once. It is late again. (arrive; desired change)",[163],"would arrive","Would asks for a change in the situation.",{"id":166,"difficulty":133,"format":45,"prompt":167,"answer":8,"rule":168,"tag":34},"wi-022","She wishes she had a quieter room. (Her room is noisy now.)","Had represents a different present situation.",{"id":170,"difficulty":133,"format":26,"prompt":171,"options":172,"answer":173,"rule":177,"tag":42},"wi-023","He has never learned to ride a bicycle. Choose the wish about ability.",[173,174,175,176],"He wishes he could ride a bicycle.","He wishes he would ride a bicycle.","He wishes he can ride a bicycle.","He wishes he had ridden a bicycle.","Could expresses an ability he lacks now.",{"id":179,"difficulty":133,"format":37,"prompt":180,"answer":181,"rule":182,"tag":34},"wi-024","She has no car now. If only she ___ one! (have; unreal present)",[29],"If only + past form imagines a present possession.",{"id":184,"difficulty":133,"format":45,"prompt":185,"answer":66,"correction":186,"rule":187,"tag":57},"wi-025","I wish the noise will stop; I cannot concentrate.","I wish the noise would stop; I cannot concentrate.","Would expresses a change desired in the situation.",{"id":189,"difficulty":133,"format":26,"prompt":190,"options":191,"answer":192,"rule":196,"tag":57},"wi-026","Choose the wish that asks someone else to change a repeated behaviour.",[192,193,194,195],"I wish my brother would close the door.","I wish I lived closer.","I wish I could swim.","If only I had more time.","Would marks a desired change in another person's behaviour.",{"id":198,"difficulty":133,"format":37,"prompt":199,"answer":200,"rule":201,"tag":34},"wi-027","We cannot afford the trip now. We wish we ___ more money. (have)",[29],"Had describes a present financial situation imagined differently.",{"id":203,"difficulty":133,"format":45,"prompt":204,"answer":8,"rule":205,"tag":42},"wi-028","If only she could drive! (She does not know how.)","Could describes the missing ability.",{"id":207,"difficulty":133,"format":26,"prompt":208,"options":209,"answer":210,"rule":213,"tag":214},"wi-029","Which sentence imagines a different present location?",[210,211,194,212],"I wish I lived by the sea.","I wish the bus would come.","I wish she would listen.","Lived expresses an unreal present situation, not an ability or desired behaviour.","meaning",{"id":216,"difficulty":133,"format":37,"prompt":217,"answer":218,"rule":219,"tag":116},"wi-030","In careful English: If only I ___ taller! (be; unreal present)",[111],"Were is the careful form; informal speech also uses was.",{"id":221,"difficulty":133,"format":45,"prompt":222,"answer":66,"correction":223,"rule":224,"tag":42},"wi-031","He wishes he would can drive, but he has never learned.","He wishes he could drive, but he has never learned.","Use one modal, could, for a missing ability.",{"id":226,"difficulty":133,"format":45,"prompt":227,"answer":8,"rule":228,"tag":57},"wi-032","If only the neighbours would turn down the music!","Would expresses a desired change in other people's behaviour.",{"id":230,"difficulty":231,"format":26,"prompt":232,"options":233,"answer":234,"rule":238,"tag":239},"wi-033","hard","I live far away and cannot drive. Which pair expresses both wishes?",[234,235,236,237],"I wish I lived nearer; I wish I could drive.","I wish I live nearer; I wish I would drive.","I wish I would live nearer; I wish I can drive.","I wish I had lived nearer; I wish I could to drive.","Past form imagines a different present location; could names the missing ability.","mixed",{"id":241,"difficulty":231,"format":26,"prompt":242,"options":243,"answer":244,"rule":248,"tag":239},"wi-034","You cannot use the stairs, and the lift is broken. Choose one wish about ability and one about the lift.",[244,245,246,247],"I wish I could use the stairs; I wish the lift would work.","I wish I can use the stairs; I wish the lift works.","I wish I would use the stairs; I wish the lift could working.","I wish I had used the stairs; I wish the lift will work.","Could names a missing ability; would work requests a change in the lift.",{"id":250,"difficulty":231,"format":45,"prompt":251,"answer":8,"rule":252,"tag":239},"wi-035","I wish I had more time, and I wish my brother would stop interrupting me.","Had changes an unreal present fact; would stop asks another person to change behaviour.",{"id":254,"difficulty":231,"format":26,"prompt":255,"options":256,"answer":257,"rule":261,"tag":239},"wi-036","The school is far away; we have no car; the bus is late again. Choose all three wishes.",[257,258,259,260],"If only the school were nearer; if only we had a car; I wish the bus would come.","If only the school is nearer; if only we have a car; I wish the bus comes.","If only the school would near; if only we could a car; I wish the bus came.","If only the school was nearing; if only we had have a car; I wish the bus will come.","Were and had imagine different present facts; would asks for the bus to come.",{"id":263,"difficulty":231,"format":26,"prompt":264,"options":265,"answer":266,"rule":270,"tag":239},"wi-037","She cannot speak Spanish, and her neighbours speak very quickly. Choose a wish about her ability and one about their behaviour.",[266,267,268,269],"She wishes she could speak Spanish and they would speak more slowly.","She wishes she can speak Spanish and they speak more slowly.","She wishes she would speak Spanish and they could speak more slowly.","She wishes she could to speak Spanish and they will speak more slowly.","Could expresses her missing ability; would asks the neighbours to change their behaviour.",{"id":272,"difficulty":231,"format":45,"prompt":273,"answer":8,"rule":274,"tag":239},"wi-038","She wishes she could speak Spanish, and she wishes her neighbours would speak more slowly.","Could marks her missing ability; would asks others to change their behaviour.",{"id":276,"difficulty":231,"format":26,"prompt":277,"options":278,"answer":279,"rule":283,"tag":239},"wi-039","Leo's flat is small, and his neighbours play loud music. Choose the two matching wishes.",[279,280,281,282],"He wishes his flat were larger and his neighbours would lower the music.","He wishes his flat is larger and his neighbours will lower the music.","He wishes his flat would larger and his neighbours could lower the music.","He wishes his flat had larger and his neighbours lower the music.","Were imagines a different present state; would requests a behaviour change.",{"id":285,"difficulty":231,"format":26,"prompt":286,"options":287,"answer":288,"rule":292,"tag":239},"wi-040","The park is far away and the rain keeps falling. Choose a wish about location and one about the weather.",[288,289,290,291],"If only the park were nearer; if only the rain would stop.","If only the park is nearer; if only the rain stops.","If only the park would near; if only the rain could stopping.","If only the park had neared; if only the rain will stop.","Were imagines a different present location; would stop requests a weather change.",{"id":294,"difficulty":231,"format":45,"prompt":295,"answer":66,"correction":296,"rule":297,"tag":239},"wi-041","I wish I would can swim, and I wish the pool would open earlier.","I wish I could swim, and I wish the pool would open earlier.","Could expresses my missing ability; would open asks for a change in the pool schedule.",{"id":299,"difficulty":231,"format":26,"prompt":300,"options":301,"answer":302,"rule":306,"tag":239},"wi-042","Asha lacks time to study and cannot read quickly. Choose two wishes about her present.",[302,303,304,305],"She wishes she had more time and could read faster.","She wishes she has more time and can read faster.","She wishes she would have more time and would read faster.","She wishes she had had more time and can read faster.","Had describes a different present fact; could describes a missing ability.",{"id":308,"difficulty":231,"format":26,"prompt":309,"options":310,"answer":311,"rule":315,"tag":239},"wi-043","He cannot drive, and his friends do not visit him. Choose a wish about ability and one about their behaviour.",[311,312,313,314],"He wishes he could drive and they would visit him.","He wishes he can drive and they visit him.","He wishes he would drive and they could visit him.","He wishes he could to drive and they will visit him.","Could names his missing ability; would asks his friends to change their behaviour.",{"id":317,"difficulty":231,"format":45,"prompt":318,"answer":8,"rule":319,"tag":239},"wi-044","If only we lived closer to the station, and if only the buses would arrive on time!","Lived imagines a different location; would arrive asks for a change in service.",{"id":321,"difficulty":231,"format":26,"prompt":322,"options":323,"answer":324,"rule":328,"tag":239},"wi-045","The computer is slow, and I do not know how to fix it. Choose the two wishes.",[324,325,326,327],"I wish it would run faster; I wish I could fix it.","I wish it runs faster; I wish I can fix it.","I wish it could faster; I wish I would fix it.","I wish it had run faster; I wish I could to fix it.","Would run asks for a change in the machine; could fix names my missing ability.",{"id":330,"difficulty":231,"format":26,"prompt":331,"options":332,"answer":333,"rule":337,"tag":239},"wi-046","The team has little time, and the manager keeps changing the plan. Choose a wish about time and one about the manager.",[333,334,335,336],"If only we had more time; I wish the manager would stop changing the plan.","If only we have more time; I wish the manager stops changing the plan.","If only we would have more time; I wish the manager could changing the plan.","If only we had had more time; I wish the manager will stop changing the plan.","Had imagines a different present fact; would stop requests a change in behaviour.",{"id":339,"difficulty":231,"format":45,"prompt":340,"answer":8,"rule":341,"tag":239},"wi-047","I wish I lived nearer, and I wish my neighbours would be quieter.","Lived imagines a different present location; would be asks for a behaviour change.",{"id":343,"difficulty":231,"format":45,"prompt":344,"answer":66,"correction":345,"rule":346,"tag":239},"wi-048","She wishes she can play the piano, and she wishes the lessons will start soon.","She wishes she could play the piano, and she wishes the lessons would start soon.","Could marks a missing ability; would start asks for a change in the situation.",{"how_to_play":348,"rule_intro":352,"rule_sections":353,"faq":384,"related_exercise_label":403},[349,350,351],"Choose Practice for an untimed round, or Challenge for twelve timed questions and three lives.","Practice lets you choose a difficulty; Challenge mixes all three levels.","Read each correction and continue with the related exercise.","Wish and if only imagine a different present or a change you want. Choose a past form for a present fact, could for a missing ability and would for another person's behaviour or a situation to change.",[354,364,374],{"heading":355,"body":356,"examples":357},"A different present","Wish or if only with a past form imagines a present situation that is not real. Were is the careful form of be; was is also heard informally.",[358,361],{"sentence":359,"note":360},"I wish I had more time.","I do not have enough time now.",{"sentence":362,"note":363},"If only we lived nearer!","We live far away now.",{"heading":365,"body":366,"examples":367},"A missing ability","Use could for something you cannot do now.",[368,371],{"sentence":369,"note":370},"She wishes she could drive.","She does not know how to drive.",{"sentence":372,"note":373},"If only I could swim!","I cannot swim now.",{"heading":375,"body":376,"examples":377},"A change you want","Use would for a desired change in someone else's behaviour or a situation.",[378,381],{"sentence":379,"note":380},"I wish the neighbours would turn down the music.","The music is too loud now.",{"sentence":382,"note":383},"If only the rain would stop!","The speaker wants the weather to change.",[385,388,391,394,397,400],{"question":386,"answer":387},"Is this wish and if only game free?","Yes. Practice and Challenge are free without an account.",{"question":389,"answer":390},"Why does wish use a past form for the present?","The past form marks the present situation as unreal or different from what the speaker wants.",{"question":392,"answer":393},"What is the difference between wish and if only?","Both can express an unreal idea; if only often sounds stronger or more emotional.",{"question":395,"answer":396},"When do I use could or would?","Could describes an ability you lack; would asks for a change in someone else's behaviour or a situation.",{"question":398,"answer":399},"Can I use this game in class?","Yes. Ask learners to identify a present fact, missing ability or desired change before choosing.",{"question":401,"answer":402},"Is my score saved?","Your best Challenge score is saved in this browser, not your account.","Wish and If Only Exercises",[],{"es":406},"\u002Fes\u002Fjuegos\u002Fjuego-de-wish-e-if-only",{"unit":408,"units_total":412,"hub_url":413,"prev":414,"next":419,"steps":425},{"id":409,"number":410,"title":411},"what-if",25,"What if?",30,"\u002Fcourse",{"type":415,"slug":416,"title":403,"url":10,"question_count":417,"kind":418},"exercise","wish-if-only-exercises",18,null,{"type":420,"slug":421,"title":422,"url":423,"question_count":424,"kind":418},"vocabulary","environment-and-nature","Environment and Nature Vocabulary in English","\u002Fvocabulary\u002Fenvironment-and-nature",22,[426,430,435,436,438,439],{"type":415,"slug":427,"title":428,"url":429,"kind":418},"second-conditional-exercises","Second Conditional Exercises","\u002Fgrammar\u002Fsecond-conditional-exercises",{"type":431,"slug":432,"title":433,"url":434},"game","second-conditional-game","Second Conditional Game","\u002Fgames\u002Fsecond-conditional-game",{"type":415,"slug":416,"title":403,"url":10,"kind":418},{"type":431,"slug":4,"title":16,"url":437},"\u002Fgames\u002Fwish-if-only-game",{"type":420,"slug":421,"title":422,"url":423,"kind":418},{"type":440,"slug":441,"title":442,"url":443,"kind":418},"reading","a-cleaner-river","A Cleaner River","\u002Freading\u002Fa-cleaner-river",1791764848584]