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We use past simple and continuous to talk about wishes for the present: I don't like this place. I wish I lived somewhere more interesting. These seats are very uncomfortable. I wish we were travelling first class. I wish I was taller. John wishes he wasn't so busy. I'm freezing. If only it wasn't so cold.
Wishes about the present. present. subjunctive. unreal situations. IF ONLY. WISH. wish / if only + past subjunctive. This pattern is used to express wishes or regrets about the present: I wish I lived nearer. Then we could meet more often. (I'm sorry that I don't live nearer) Cathy wishes she had blond hair.
Wishes about the present or future. Download this explanation in PDF here. Wish + (that) + past simple: We can use 'wish' to talk about something that we would like to be different in the present or the future. It's used for things which are impossible or very unlikely.
17 de sept. de 2014 · Wishes about the present and future. wish + past simple is used to express that we want a situation in the present (or future) to be different. I wish I spoke Italian. (I don’t speak Italian) I wish I had a big car. (I don’t have a big car) I wish I were on a beach. (I’m in the office) I wish it were the weekend. (It’s only Wednesday)
1 de sept. de 2013 · We use past tense forms to talk about wishes for the present: I wish I lived in a warmer country. We all wish we had more free time. I wish I wasn’t so busy. He wishes it wasn’t so cold. We use the past perfect for wishes in the past: I wish I had gone to university. He wishes he had taken his father’s advice and studied economics.
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. He wishes he could afford a holiday. In the past. We can use wish/if only + a past perfect form to talk about something we would like to change about the past.
Wish clauses: sentences. I wish + past simple. Usamos este tipo de wish clause para… Hablar de cosas que no se han hecho realidad en el presente (y que nos gustaría que lo fueran): I wish I were on holiday right now –I’m so stressed! Hablar de cosas que podrían hacerse realidad en el futuro: I wish I could speak French properly.
