CONDITIONAL WISH

CONDITIONAL WISH

1. Wish + Would

   • It is used to express displeasure or irritation about something that is happening and that probably cannot be remedied
     • I wish this phone would stop ringing!
     • I wish you would smoke a bit less.

2. Wish + Past simple

   • We use wish + past simple to express that we want a situation in the present to be different.
     • I wish I had a big car.
     • I wish it were the weekend

3. Wish + Past continuous

   • We use wish + past continuous to express that we want to be doing a different action in the present
     • I wish it weren’t raining
     • I wish you weren’t leaving tomorrow

4. Wish + Past perfect

   • Wish is used to express situations that are unreal or contrary to the facts, or na clause in perfect past suggest a past action
     • I wish they hadn’t lost my book
     • I wish he hadn’t forgotten what I said

5. Wish + Infinitive

   • I wish to speak to the headmaster.
   • I wish to go now.

6. structure

   • subject + wish + subject + unreal situation according to time

7. We use the verb wish when we want a situation to be different to what it actually is

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