UNIT 8- LESSON A
WISHES
STRUCTURE
Wish + past Simple
MY WISHES I whish I had a
van “Rexton”/ I don´t have a van “Rexton” .
I wish I spoke English/ I don´t speak English.
I wish I knew Paris, I don´t Know Paris.
I wish I worked in a the multinational company.--- I don´t work in the multinational company.
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IMAGINARYS WISH
Use wish + past tense verb form
to express a wish about a
hypothetical (imaginary)
situation. The past tense verb
form is called "subjunctive".
EXAMPLES
I wish I were home in my country.
I wish I could go with you.
I wish you would let me pay for dinner.
A PAST WISH ABOUT THE PAST
Use wished + could/would + have
+ participle to express regret about a past action that did
not happen
EXAMPLES I wished I could have gone with you.
(remembering a lost opportunity).
I wished I had been old enough to drive.
(remembering a wish).
COULD HAVE AND WOULD
HAVE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COULD HAVE AND
WOULD HAVE.
Could have Would have
"Could have" expresses regret over inability to do something – physical or mental. The situation is a lost opportunity.
"Would have" expresses dissatisfaction and emphasizes someone's unwillingness to do something.
EXAMPLES
COULD HAVE WOULD HAVE
I wish the store could have had that shoe is my size.
I wish you could have let me know.
I wish they could have
driven instead of us. I wish my boss could
have bought us laptops instead of desktop computers.
I wish the store would have had that shoe is my size.
I wish you would have let me know.
I wish they would have driven instead of us.
I wish my boss would have bought us laptops instead of desktop computers.
FINISHBy Tatiana López