Activities: “How to express hopes and desires in English?”

Choose the most appropriate word / phrase from the options to complete the sentences.

• Susie a new tennis racquet for her birthday.

  wants

  hopes

  wishes

• I visit Paris one day to see the Eiffel Tower.

  wish

  would like to

  desire

• Tom Mary to bring a cake for Susie’s birthday party.

  wants

  hopes

  longs

• I visit my family during the holiday if I could.

  would

  may

  could

• I that I can continue to pursue my passion for art in the years to come.

  want

  wonder

  hope

• She to start her own business in the near future.

  desires

  hopes for

  is looking forward

• They spending time with their grandparents during the holidays.

  hope for

  are looking forward to

  wish

• We our vacation.

  hope

  are longing for

  would like to

• They that they will be able to retire early.

  hope

  consider

  want

• all your dreams come true!

  May

  Would

  Could

• My parents me good luck as I was starting a new career.

  wished

  wanted

  hoped

For each set, find the sentence with a different meaning from the rest:

• Group 1:

  I hope my child is getting picked up from school on time.

  I hope my child got picked up from school on time.

  I hope my child gets picked up from school on time.

  I hope my child will get picked up from school on time.

• Group 2:

  Mary hoped to find a good roommate.

  Mary wished to find a good roommate.

  Mary hoped that she would find a good roommate.

  Mary wished that she found a good roommate.