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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)
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.
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.
8 de sept. de 2015 · Las expresiones I wish / if only se utilizan en inglés para referir a situaciones hipotéticas (tanto presentes como pasadas) en las que se desearía que la realidad fuera diferente. Por ejemplo: I wish you were here. / Desearía que estuvieras aquí.
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 languages If only it wasn’t raining.
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.
If only / I wish + past perfect. Example: If only I had woken up early. (I didn’t wake up early and I missed my bus.) Use: To express a regret. The action is past. Complaining: Form: I wish / if only + would + verb. Example: I wish you wouldn’t arrive so late all the time (I’m annoyed because you always come late and I want you to arrive on time)
