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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:
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.
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.
Expressing A Wish Or A Regret. There are three distinct types of I wish / if only sentences: Wish, wanting change for the present or future with the simple past. Regret with the past perfect. Complaints with would + verb.
We use the verb wish or the phrase if only to talk about things which we want but which are not possible: I wish I could see you next week. If only we could stop for a drink.
Las expresiones con "wish" e "if only" son ejemplos del modo subjuntivo, que se usan para expresar deseos improbables o imposibles (o recomendaciones, sin "wish" / "if only"). En el modo subjuntivo, se usa "were" (no "was"): con el pasado simple de "be": "I wish he were on holiday." "If only he were on holiday."
WISH e IF ONLY suelen ser equivalentes a “ojalá” en español y son, casi siempre, intercambiables. Wish + Past Simple. Esta estructura la utilizamos para expresar que lamentamos algo, o que las cosas no sean de otra manera. I wish I didn’t have to work. (Ojalá no hubiera que trabajar.)
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