I WISH / IF ONLY

Usamos I WISH / IF ONLY + pasado simple en una situacin de presente o futuro, para indicar que lamentamos algo o que algo no es como nos gustara que fuera. Es equivalente a una oracin condicional de 2 tipo y mantiene el mismo tiempo verbal, el pasado simple. Suele traducirse como Ojala o !e gustara que Usamos I WISH / IF ONLY + pluscuamperfecto !"ad + participio de pasado# en una situacin de pasado, para indicar que lamentamos algo que ocurri" en el pasado. Es equivalente a una oracin condicional de $er tipo y mantiene el mismo tiempo verbal, el pluscuamperfecto. Suele traducirse como Ojala #no$ %ubiera o !e gustara que

%&press t"e same idea usin' t"e structure I wish or If only. &. ' don(t )no* many people and '(m lonely.

+. ' can(t give up smo)ing but '(d li)e to.

,. ' %aven(t got any cigarettes and ' need one.

-. .eorge isn(t %ere and ' need %im.

/. 't(s cold and ' %ate cold *eat%er.

0. ' live in 1ondon and ' %ate 1ondon.

2. 3ina can(t come to t%e party #s%e(s your best friend$.

4. ' %ave to *or) tomorro* but '(d li)e to stay in bed.

5. ' don(t )no* anyt%ing about cars and my car %as just bro)en do*n.

&6. '(m not lying on a beautiful sunny beac% and t%at(s a pity.

&&. 7ou(ve just painted t%e door red. 8o* you decide t%at it doesn(t loo) very nice.

&+. 7ou(re *al)ing in t%e country. 7ou *ould li)e to ta)e some p%otograp%s but you didn(t bring your camera.

&,. 9 good friend of yours visited your to*n but unfortunately you *ere a*ay *%en %e came. So you didn(t see %im.

&-. 7ou(ve just come bac) from your %oliday. Everyt%ing *as fine e:cept for t%e %otel, *%ic% *asn(t very good.

&/. 7ou(ve eaten too muc% and no* you feel sic).

&0. ' didn(t )no* t%at 9nn *as ill and ' didn(t go to see %er.

&2. ;%at a s%ame you missed t%e sc%ool trip.

&4. ' *as really sorry ' couldn(t go *it% t%e rest of t%e family *%en t%ey *ent to <rance.

&5. ' bet =ulia *as sorry s%e didn(t *or) %arder *%en s%e *as at sc%ool.

+6. 't(s a pity >ic%ard %ad to leave very early.