Hope and Wish

Present, past and future

Hope and Wish
 The verb hope when something is very possible.
 The verb wish about impossible things or things that
are not likely to happen (things that you don't really
expect to happen.)

 I hope I can learn English well.

 I wish I could speak German, Russian and
Japanese.

 We hope you get better soon.

 I wish I could travel all over the world for one year.
Present
Hope Wish
1. Hope/present 1. Wish/past
I hope he's all right. I wish I knew how to speak
I hope he knows where the Japanese.
clinic is.
I hope he's having a good time 2. Wish/past progressive
in Florida. They wish it weren’t raining
I hope he likes Italian food. now.

3. Wish/ could + base verb

I wish I could type

*We use were for all subjects when we

use wish
Past
Hope Wish
1. Hope/past 1. Wish/had + p.p.
I hope she found the I wish I had passed the test
restaurant. I wish she had given me her
I hope he passed his class last phone number.
semester.
2. Wish/could + have + p.p.
We don’t often use hope to talk about My friend wishes she could
something in the past. It is not very
common. have gone to the movie with
us.
Future
Hope Wish
1. Hope/present 1. Wish/would + base verb
I hope he has a good time in I wish he would quit smoking
Florida next month. soon.
She hopes he passes the test.
2. Wish/were going to + b. v
2. Hope/will + base verb I wish you were going to
I hope he'll have a good time in graduate with the rest of your
Florida next month. classmates tomorrow.
I hope you will be my
roommate next year. 3. Wish/could + base verb
They wish we could be there
next month.
Hope and Wish
 Hope: Present and future hopes are expressed by
using present or future verbs or modal auxiliaries
such as can in the dependent clause. Hope goes
together with helping verbs such as will or can or to
be.
 I hope…
 Wish: Present and future wishes are expresed by
using would, could, or the simple past tense. (In
formal English, were is used for all forms of of the
verb be. Use of that is optional in these sentences)
Wish goes with helping verbs such as would, could
or past tense forms of other verbs.
 I wish…
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