UNIT 8 – LESSON A “WISHES”

BY: LUIS FELIPE GARCÍA MONTOYA

WISHES AND IMAGINARY SITUATIONS

• Wishes are imaginary situations or events in the present or in the future

• The structure of sentences with wishes is using WISH + PAST FORM or IF + PAST FORM OF THE VERB + VERB for Imaginary situations

• I wish I had a car, I don’t have my own car

• I wish I traveled around the world

COULD HAVE / WOULD HAVE

• Expresses regret over inability to do something (Physical or Mental). Like a lost opportunity.

• Expresses dissatisfaction and emphasizes someone’s unwillingness to do something.

Examples

• I wish my house could have had a bigger pool.

• I wish my house would have had a bigger pool.

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