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    The document discusses different ways to use "wish" to express wishes, regrets, and things one wants to change. It explains that "wish + would/wouldn't" is used to talk about things one wants to happen or stop happening in the present, "wish + past simple" refers to things one wishes were different now or in the future, and "wish + past perfect" expresses regret over something that did or didn't happen in the past. Examples are provided for each use. Links are included at the end for further practice with wishes and regrets.

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    Wishes

    Uploaded by

    Silvia Ulfsjöö
    The document discusses different ways to use "wish" to express wishes, regrets, and things one wants to change. It explains that "wish + would/wouldn't" is used to talk about things one wants to happen or stop happening in the present, "wish + past simple" refers to things one wishes were different now or in the future, and "wish + past perfect" expresses regret over something that did or didn't happen in the past. Examples are provided for each use. Links are included at the end for further practice with wishes and regrets.

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    How to express

    Wish + would / wouldn’t


    We use wish + person/ thing + would / wouldn’t to
    talk about things that we want to happen or stop
    happening because they annoy us.

    Example:

    I wish my students wouldn’t use their cellphones all


    the time.
    Wish + Past Simple
    We use wish + Past Simple to talk about things we
    would like to be different in the present or the
    future.

    Example:
    I wish I were taller. (I’m too short)

    Note: You can use were with I, he, she , it.


    Wish + Past Perfect
    We use wish + Past Perfect for things that happened or
    didn’t happen in the past and which you now regret.

    Example:
    I wish I hadn’t forgotten Mum’s birthday.
    Summary
    Let’s practice now….
    https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1-b2/wishes-regrets/

    https://elt.oup.com/student/englishfile/upperint3/grammar/file05/nef_i
    nt_grammar05_b01?cc=ar&selLanguage=en

    https://wordwall.net/es/resource/2369051/wishes-b2

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