“I wish”…

If you had a magic

lamp, what would
you wish for?
Look at this example:

I WISH I HAD FAME AND FORTUNE!

“I wish” followed by verb in the past

simple tense is used to express a
desire that can still be fulfilled.
I WISH: RULE

I WISH
+
SUBJECT
+
PAST SIMPLE TENSE

I WISH I HAD FAME AND FORTUNE!

I WISH MY PARENTS BOUGHT ME A

NEW PC!
Let’s try to build “I wish” statements
using the few elements shown:

“MOM – IRON – SHIRT”

I WISH my mom IRONED my shirt

”BIRTHDAY PARTY – BE TODAY”

I WISH my birthday party WAS today!

”NOT RAIN – HONEYMOON”

I WISH it DIDN’T RAIN on our honeymoon!
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