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We use if only to express a strong wish that things could be different. It means the same as I wish but is stronger. We use it to talk about past, present and future unreal conditions. We use if only + past verb forms to talk about a wish for the present: If only he knew the truth. (he doesn’t know the truth, but he wishes he did)
Oraciones condicionales con Iwish, if only. Otra función de las oraciones con wish e if only es manifestar escenarios hipotéticos (en el pasado o en el presente) y sus efectos posibles. Esto puede aplicar para el second conditional (segundo condicional) y el third conditional (tercer condicional).
Grammar explanation. We use wish and if only to talk about things that we would like to be different in either the present or the past. If only is usually a bit stronger than wish. In the present. We can use wish/if only + a past form to talk about a present situation we would like to be different. I wish you didn't live so far away.
We can use "wish" and "if only" to express an unlikely or impossible desire or a regret: with the past simple to express an impossible desire in the present: "I wish I lived in the countryside." " If only I lived in the countryside." I don’t live in the countryside in the present so this desire is impossible.
Las estructuras con WISH e IF ONLY son muy importantes especialmente en la conversación coloquial y en inglés usamos estas estructuras para expresar deseos en el presente o pasado, para lamentarnos y también para quejarnos. Aquí tienes unos cuantos contextos en los que puedes lucirte con ellos.
Which tense to use after wish & if only. Sentences with wish and if only follow the same grammar rules as if-clauses in the second and third conditional. Use wish/if only + simple past/past progressive to imagine a present situation as different to how it really is. Examples: I wish I were better at languages. present reality: I am not good at ...
Las oraciones siguientes expresan deseos sobre situaciones en el presente. Completa las oraciones con la forma correcta de los verbos. I wish I (know) how to sing. Maybe I’ll take lessons one day. The fireworks are so beautiful! If only Stella (be) here, they’re her favourite.
