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“RESEARCH CONSULTATION”
NAME:JUAN MOSQUERA
DATE: DECEMBER 20, 2019
WISH CLAUSES: GENERAL
CONSIDERATIOS
We call wish clauses a the sentences that begin with I wish. Depending
on the accompanying verbal tense, they can be used to describe
different moods and talk about different moments in time.
Some things you should know: In addition to I wish, you can also express
this type of wishes with if only (they are considered synonyms).
In general, in the simple past clauses the subjunctive form (were) is used
instead of was, although both are valid. I wish I were / was workshop so
I could work as an air hostess.
Both I wish and if only can be used alone to mean "hopefully!". Would
you come to Sarah’s party? I wish! I have to study a lot this weekend.
Wish clauses: sentences
Talk about things we didn't do in the past and wish we had done:
I wish I had studied harder for my advanced exam.
To form this wish clause, you must use I wish (or if only) + had or
hadn’t + the past participle.
They are usually equivalent to "if only" and are almost always
interchangeable, but the latter is more intense. Find out more about how
to use if only and i wish in the article Practical uses of "if only" and "I
wish".
I WISH + WOULD
Finally, the third type of wish clauses expresses discomfort or anger at
a situation that we want to change in the future. The difference with the
simple past is that in the first case the speaker is rather sad or
disappointed, while irritation is expressed here.
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