40 Would = | wish...would {We use would (4) when we imagine a sintion ation: €# Ie would be nice to have a holiday but we can’t afford it «armor going to bed yer. nor tired and I wouldnt seep. ‘We use would have (done) wen we imagine situations or actions nthe past: Compare will (1) and would il stay abit longer ve gor plenty of ine 1 1d stay@ bit longer bur really have to go now. (so Tet stay longer) Sometines would/wouldnts the pas of wilwon't, Compare: sid bd phone me on Sunda: 2 nm pomiel thorche od heft > Liz was angry because the ear woulda’ start 1 wish it would stop raining. “This means that file complaining about the ran and wants it rasop, We we wish speakers noc happy withthe present situation. ‘© The phone has been ringing for five minus, wish somebody would anower it © 1yish you would do someting instead of ust siting and doing pothng Youn we Dn Varvuble't. np abut eins people do sepeatelye ‘Tish pou would’tkewp interrupting me, ‘We use I wish...would...for actions and changes, not situations. Compa (2 Tov Sata wold ate (=F att et 17 ete) fut © Yossh Sarah were or was) here now. (e# I wich Sarah would be.) 1 ish semehaly wna uy me eae ‘ut | Lwish I had a car. (ot wish | would have.) For wish..werehad (tc see Units 388 and 39C, “You cat also use would whe you tak bout tiystt happeed pul i dhe pst 1 When se were children, we lived by the ae. In summer he weather wa Bing we wow al gery early alg fea svi fo we il hi rg) 48 \henever Authur was angry, he would walk out ofthe room With this meaning, would is similar to used 0 (see Unit 18): (© Whenever Arthur was angry, he used to walk out of the room. Would you Oey?» EE Wish ~ IED] vous meovopreterrahar» ESTEE EXERCISES 40 lete the sentences sing would + one ofthe fellowing verbs in the correc form be do enjoy enjoy phone stop 1 They Betpea ene lo done how wht Fm ave done, eho se lp 2 You should go and sce the flim. You 3 Ca pny yen comb me sath pony lac night Vom i ar you ls night bur I didn’t have your number. 5 Why don’t you go and see Care? She ‘ery pleased to see you 6 as a humy when I saw you. Otherwise ven tlk, White entenen sing permed 1 Toner why she’ ie She promised she wold be late 2 L wonder why Tom has’ writen to me He promise 3 rm suprised they didn’ wait for us. They. oo 4 Why did you tel Jill what | sad? You - {When you ain te ities sentences itch sald 1 Ie ining You want to go out, but notin he rn. You sy: Ia woud stop raining. 2 You'e waiting for John. slate and you've getting impatient. You sy to yourself wish. 3 Yow ean heat a baby crying ad you'te tying sto. You say: i You ays wich somebody “ 5 Bran has been wearing the same elvis for year. Yow think he nee some new clothes. You say (to Brian} a co For the fllowsna tutions trite sentences uith [wish would 6 Your friend drives very fast You don't like this. ‘You sy (to your fend: wish you 7 Jack always faves the dooe open. This annoys yo You say (Jac): -Alorof people drop lite inthe sexe. You do’ Be thie You saye1 wish people ‘Ave these sentences right or wrongt Correct the ones that are wrong. 1 ish Sarah would be here now. WRONG; wish Sarah were here now, Twi you would Ben 0 we - 1 eh would have more money: - {ssh ie wn honed vd 2 3 55 Tish the weather would change é 7 I ish you wouldn't complain all the time. —— | ish everything wouldnt be so expensive, Ce ‘Those cantonees ave about thing that often happened ithe post Complete the omtonco using would + one ofthese verbs: forget’ shake share walle 1 Whenever Arthur was angry, he Would wall. ou of the tom. 2 Lused tive next oa allway ine. Whenever a tain went past, the house 3 You could never rely on George Ie didn’t matter how many times you reminded him to do something, he ‘alrays - 4 Buea wan alwaye very gouetunm. Shc di have eh but she