''Wish ''clause

A/ Objectives : - To help Ss to know more about Wish clause and do exercises.

B/ Procedures :
I / GRAMMAR
§Ó diÔn t¶ nh÷ng íc muèn, nh÷ng ®iÒu kh«ng cã thËt hoÆc rÊt khã thùc hiÖn
ta cã thÓ dïng ®éng tõ '' WISH'' , '' IF ONLY '' or '' WOULD RATHER'' +
CLAUSE ( MÖnh ®Ò )

1/ WISH + ( that ) CLAUSE

a/ (¦íc muèn tr¸i víi thùc tÕ ë t¬ng lai )
S1 + WISH(ES) + ( THAT ) +S2+ WOULD + V ( bare inf )
I wish I would go to the moon tomorrow.
My mother wishes she would visit London some day.
b/ ( ¦íc muèn tr¸i víi thùc tÕ ë hiÖn t¹i )
S1+ WISH(ES) + ( THAT ) +S2 + V ( past simple )
( be = were )
I wish I were at the seaside now.
He wishes he could speak English fluently.
c/ ( ¦íc muèn tr¸i víi thùc tÕ ë qu¸ khø )
S1 + WISH(ES) + ( THAT ) + S2+ V + HAD + V3
I wish I had gone to the movies last night.= If onlyI had gone to the
movies last night

Tom wishes he had followed the doctor's advice when he was in hospital.
He didn't learn hard at school.He regrets now.
= (He wishes he had learned hard = He regrets not having learned/ learning
hard)

* Notes : WISH cã thÓ ®îc dïng nh ®éng tõ WANT

WISH + to V ( I wish to be a teacher )=I want to be a teacher.

I wish to visit my uncle = I want to visit my uncle.

2/'' IF ONLY'' + CLAUSE

- MÖnh ®Ò theo sau '' IF ONLY ''( Gi¸ mµ) cã cÊu tróc gièng nh '' WISH ''
Eg: If only he were at our meeting now

3/ '' WOULD / ' D RATHER '' + ( THAT ) CLAUSE

- §îc dïng ®Ó diÔn t¶ ®iÒu g× a thÝch h¬n. MÖnh ®Ò theo sau '' WOULD
RATHER'' cã cÊu tróc gièng nh mÖnh ®Ò theo sau '' WISH ''
I'd rather ( that ) you took the course in English.( T«i thÝch b¹n t«i theo
häc kho¸ häc TiÕng Anh h¬n.)