This B2 grammar test checks how well you use wish and if only to talk about present situations, past regrets and annoying habits. It covers wish + past simple, past perfect, would and could, including negatives, questions and typical learner errors. It suits upper-intermediate learners, exam candidates and teachers who need a ready-made classroom check.
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About this test
This B2 grammar test checks how well you use wish and if only to talk about present situations, past regrets and annoying habits. It covers wish + past simple, past perfect, would and could, including negatives, questions and typical learner errors. It suits upper-intermediate learners, exam candidates and teachers who need a ready-made classroom check.
Topics covered
wish + past simplewish + past perfectwish + wouldwish + could / could haveif onlywish vs hopecommon errors
How to use this test
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Answer every question without a dictionary or time pressure.
Check your answers and note the topics you need to review.
Notes for teachers
Use Part 1 for present wishes, Part 2 for past regrets and Part 3 for mixed practice and error spotting, either as a whole test or as separate warm-ups. The test targets frequent B2 errors: using present tenses after wish, *I wish I would*, *wish + would have* instead of the past perfect, and confusing wish with hope. As a follow-up, ask students to write three wishes about their present life and three regrets about the past, then swap and correct each other's sentences.
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