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To talk about a wish for the future or to show a contrast between how things are and how we would like them to be, we use if only + would + infinitive without to: If only someone would buy the house. If only they would talk to each other. We use if only + past perfect to talk about a wish to change something that has already happened:
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. If only we knew what to do.
I wish e if only son los elementos que te ayudan a expresar deseos en inglés, además de arrepentimientos. Gracias a su naturaleza, son muy comunes en las conversaciones del día a día, por eso aquí encontrarás sus estructuras para formar frases, cuándo usar cada uno y ejemplos útiles.
If only. We can use if only instead of I wish with a very similar meaning. The only difference is that if only is more emphatic. If only I was / were a bit taller!* If only you had followed my advice. If only you would make a bit of an effort. You are wasting your life! Note that we can use were instead of was with I/he/she after I 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.
para desear algo a otra persona para el futuro, por lo general en ciertas expresiones tales como: "I wish him the best of luck." = le deseo la mejor de las suertes. "wish" / "if only". Se puede usar "wish" y "if only" para expresar un deseo poco probable o imposible o una queja:
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.
