Subjunctive

Wish, if only & would rather

SMK Farmasi Wirasaba

Jl. R. Ali Muhtar No 34 Karawang 41313
Created by : Rubiatna Hardja,S.S.,S.Pd. XII
 Subjunctives Fact / Reality
Past Tense (+) Present Tense (-)
Past Tense (-) Present Tense (+)
Past Perfect Tense (+) Past Tense (-)
Past Perfect Tense (-) Past Tense (+)

Subjunctive atau angan angan digunakan untuk menyatakan/mengungkapkan kejadian,

keinginan ataupun kenyataan yang bertentangan dengan apa yang sesungguhnya ada atau
sesungguhnya terjadi

1. Subjunctive “Wish” = I wish = Saya Inginnya = Future Conditional/ Type 1

Subjunctive wish dapat digabungkan dengan Past Simple, Past Perfect, dan Would/Could + V1
Dapat digabungkan Wish + Past Simple, Wish + Past Perfect, Wish + Would + V1 (Infinitive)

2. Subjunctive “If Only” = Kalau Saja (Lebih ngayal dibandingkan wish) =

Present Conditional/ Type 2

3. Subjunctive “Would rather” = ngarepnya sih (Mengungkapkan harapan untuk situasi yang
diinginkan tapi tidak terjadi, “Kecewa”) = Past Conditional / Type 3
Subjunctive Sentences in Subjunctive Wish Fact Sentence in Fact
Wish

Past Simple I wish I took medical Present I don’t take medical

department (+) Simple department (-)

I wish I wasn’t a teacher (-) I am a teacher (+)

Past Perfect I wish I hadn’t worked at Past Tense I worked at YoSuKa (+)
YoSuKa (-)

I wish I had spent my life I didn’t spend my life

with her (+) with her (-)

Would/Could I wish I could repeat my life Present I can’t repeat my life

+ V1 Simple

I wish I wouldn’t fall in love I fall in love with her

with her
Subjunctive Sentences in Subjunctive Fact Sentence in Fact
“If Only” “If Only”

Past Simple If only I had wings, Present I don’t have wings (-)
I would go to other world (+) Simple

If only I wasn’t human, I am human (+)

I wouldn’t have many
problems (-)

Past Perfect If only I hadn’t never been an Past Tense I was an adolescence (+)
adolescence, I didn’t have to
suffer with “love” (-)

If only I had been Superman, I was not a superman (-)

I didn’t have to fly with
airplane (+)

Would/Could If only I could change my life as Present I can’t change my life as power
+ V1 power rangers, I will save the Simple rangers (-)
world (+)

I wish I wouldn’t be a human I am human (+)

but a piano so I can entertain
everyone with nice melody (-)
Subjunctive Sentences in Subjunctive Fact Sentence in Fact
“Would “Would Rather”
Rather”

Past Simple I would rather he came today (+) Present he doesn’t come today (-)
Simple

I would rather She weren’t sad (-) She is sad (+)

Past Perfect I would rather he hadn’t came Past Tense he came late (+)
late (-)
I would rather she had been She wasn’t happy (-)
happy (+)
 Write the fact which represent the wishes!
LKS Practice on Page 33
1. I wish I didn’t have to go to class
2. I wish Mr.Yan/He came to his office today
3. I wish You studied hard
4. I wish We would be able to join you next Sunday
5. I wish Tania had known him long enough
6. I wish the meeting hadn’t begun late
7. I wish the lecturer hadn’t spoken too fast
8. I wish the guests stayed with us
9. I wish the man listened to my advice
10. I wish Nania hadn’t been absent
1. Our classroom doesn’t have any windows. I wish our classroom
(have) ______ windows
2. The sun isn’t shining. I wish the sun (shine)______ right now
3. I didn’t go shopping. I wish I (go)________ shopping
4. I don’t know how to dance. I wish I (learn)_________ how to dance
5. You didn’t tell them about it. I wish you (tell)______them about it
6. It’s a cold today. I’m not wearing a coat. I wish I _____ a coat
7. I don’t have enough money to buy that book. I wish I ____ enough
money
8. Martha is tired because she went to bed late last night. She wishes
she ________ to bed earlier last night
9. I can’t go with you. I wish I ______ with you tomorrow
10. My friend won’t lend me his car. I wish he ______ me his car for my
date tomorrow night
11. Patricia isn’t coming to dinner with us tonight. I wish she ____ to
dinner with us
12. The teacher is going to give an exam tomorrow. I wish he_____ us
an exam tomorrow
13. You can meet my parents. I wish you ______ them

14. Jerry didn’t come to the meeting. I wish he __________

to the meeting

15. I am not lying on a beach in Hawaii. I wish I ________

on a beach in Hawaii
1. I’m not at home, but I wish I _______
2. I don’t know her, but I wish I ________
3. I can’t sing well, but I wish I________
4. I didn’t go, but I wish I ________
5. He won’t talk about it, but I wish he __________
6. I didn’t read that book, but I wish I _________
7. I want to go, but I can’t. I wish I __________
8. I don’t have a bicycle, but I wish I ________
9. He didn’t buy a ticket to the game, but he wishes he ______
10. She can’t speak English, but she wishes she _____
11. It probably won’t happen, but I wish it_____
12. He isn’t old enough to drive a car, but he wishes he____
13. They didn’t go to the movie, but they wish they _____
14. I don’t have a driver’s license, but I wish I_____
15. I’m not living in an apartment, but I wish I _____
1. I wish my uncle (be) here now to give some advice
2. I wish I (know) about the matter several weeks ago
3. I wish I (have) more time to help you with your lesson
4. I wish I (study) psychology when I was a collage student
5. I wish it (be) possible for me to help you with it
yesterday
6. I wish our teacher (explain) that lesson to us again
7. I wish I (listen) to the teacher’s explanation yesterday
8. I wish I (pay) more attention in class last week
9. I wish I (not spend) my money so foolishly yesterday
10.I wish you (follow) my advice a week ago.