Anamaria Tudor, 2nd year,

LMA EN-GE

WISH
B2 LEVEL
 Why do we use "wish"?
WE USE THE VERB "WISH" TO TALK
ABOUT THINGS WHICH WE WANT BUT
WHICH ARE NOT POSSIBLE.
 1 A Wish in the Future
If the wish refers to something in the future, we use the
future in the past tense in the subordinate clause.
Future in the past: would+present simple form of the verb

E.g. I wish my brother would come here tomorrow.

 2 A Wish in the Presnt
If the wish refers to something in the present, we use the
past simple tense in the subordinate clause.
Past simple: regular verbs+ed, irregular verbs-II column
E.g. I wish my brother were here now.
was
 3 A Wish in the the Past
If the wish refers to something in the past, we use the
past perfect simple tense in the subordinate clause.
Past perfect simple: had+participle II (regular verbs+ed,
irregular verbs-II column)
E.g. I wish my brother had come here yesterday.
 4 Wish in the the Past
If the verb "wish" in the main clause is in the past
tense, then in the subordinate clause we will
automatically use the past perfect tense.

E.g. I wished I hadn't talked to him so rudely.

 Round 1
I wish I ______ (be) the manager of this
company.
a) had been
b) were
c) am
 Round 1
I wish I ______ (be) the manager of this
company.

a) had been
b) were
c) am
 Round 2
Asley's mother wishes she ______ (do) well in
the final exams next week.

a) will do
b) does
c) would do
 Round 2
Asley's mother wishes she ______ (do) well in
the final exams next week.

a) will do
b) does
c) would do
 Round 3
Karen wishes her father ______ (not go) to
Russia on business.She misses him.

a) did not go
b) had not gone
c) would not go
 Round 3
Karen wishes her father ______ (not go) to
Russia on business.She misses him.

a) did not go
b) had not gone
c) would not go
 The Final Round
I wish people ______ (not cut) the trees any
more.
 The Final Round
I wish people ______ (not cut) the trees any
more.

would not cut

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