Wishes/Regrets What if you found a magic lamp and a genie came out to grant you 3 wishes.
Rule: You can’t wish for
for more wishes.
What would you wish for?
Would you rather have a lifetime full of wealth & money… or a lifetime of great health? What wishes do you have for your country? Did you do anything recently that you wish you hadn’t done?
(I wish I hadn’t stayed awake so late last night… now,
I’m sleepy!) Present/Future wish 1. We use wish + past simple to express we thatwant a situation in the present (or future) to be different.
– I wish I spoke English better. (I don't speak English well.)
– I wish I had a more money. (I don't have much money.) – I wish I was on a beach. (I'm stuck at school.)
– Future: I wish it was Friday.
– (It's only Tuesday.) Past wish 3. We use wish + past perfect to express raegret, or that we want a situation in the past to be different. – I wish I hadn't eaten so much. (I ate a lot.) – I wish they had stayed longer. (They didn't stay long enough.) – I wish I had studied harder at school. (I was lazy at school.) Present Continuous wish 2. We use wish + past continuous to that we want to be doing a different action express in the present (or future).
– I wish I was lying on a beach now. (I'm sitting on my
sofa.) – I wish it wasn't raining. (It is raining.) – I wish you weren't leaving tomorrow. (You are leaving tomorrow.) Wish = If only
• I wish I hadn’t said that.
• If only I hadn’t said that. Here are some “wishes” people make I WISH I HAD A TIME MACHINE •