Had I the wings of a bird! (make it assertive): (১৮তম শিক্ষক নিবন্ধন স্কুল: ২০২৪)
কI wish I had the wings of a bird.✓
খI had the wings of a bird.
গI should have the wings of a bird.
ঘMay I have the wings of a bird.
ব্যাখ্যা
The correct answer is option (a) "I wish I had the wings of a bird."
'Had I the wings of a bird!' is an optative (wishful) exclamatory sentence using inversion.
When converting optative sentences to assertive form, we use 'I wish + past tense'.
'Had I...' is an inverted conditional expressing an impossible or hypothetical wish — equivalent to 'I wish I had...'.
Source: A Practical English Grammar — Thomson & Martinet.