Conditional Wish

Conditional Wish

1. concept

   • Expresses the desire for things to be different in the present.

2. structure

   • subject + wish + subject + past + complement

3. past simple

   • we want a situation in the present to be different
     • i wish i were rich

4. past continuous

   • subject + wish + subject + past continous
     • i wish it weren't raining

5. would

   • subject + wish + sub + would
     • i wish the dog would stop barking

6. past perfect

   • subject + wish + subject + past participle
     • i wish i had studied more for this test

7. infinitive

   • we wish you happy birthday