USING “WISH” IN

ENGLISH
 We use "WISH" to say that something is NOT
the way we want it to be.
We use this verb to say that we wish something
to be true, even if we can't change it.

HOW TO USE "WISH"

 LET’S SEE
SOME
EXAMPLES:
 FLASHCARD: TIME:
I’m not good with english.

TO BE
(PRESENT)

ANSWER:
TO BE
I wish I were good with English (PAST)
 FLASHCARD: TIME:
I wasn't at my cousin's party.
TO BE
(PAST)

ANSWER: PAST
PERFECT
I wish I had gone to his party. SIMPLE
 FLASHCARD: TIME:
My father has an old car.

PRESENT
SIMPLE

ANSWER:
PAST
I wish my father had a new car. SIMPLE
 FLASHCARD: TIME:
Coraline doesn’t like his name.
PRESENT
SIMPLE

ANSWER:
FUTURE
She wishes She could change her name. (QUEJA)
 FLASHCARD: TIME:

She hates that her husband calls her "Ely”

PRESENT
SIMPLE

ANSWER:
She wishes her husband would stop calling her "Ely". FUTURE
(QUEJA)
 FLASHCARD: TIME:

I broke up with my boyfriend.

PAST
SIMPLE

ANSWER: PAST
PERFECT
I wish I hadn't finished with him. SIMPLE
 FLASHCARD: TIME:
Abel has never tried to ride a bicycle.
PRESENT
PERFECT
SIMPLE

ANSWER: PAST
He wishes He had tried riding a bike. PERFECT
SIMPLE
 FLASHCARD: TIME:
We have been playing playstation yesterday.

PRESENT
PERFECT
CONTINUOUS

ANSWER:
I wish We had been doing our homework PAST PERFECT
yesterday. CONTINUOUS
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ATTENTION