[moumou1981]

hello, this is a sample lesson on expressing wish. i hope you will help you

SITUATION

WISH

1)Present Wish

( Regret about

a present

situation )

● I havenot a car.
( Present Simple )

(-)

● I wish I had a car.
( Simple Past )

(+)

●I donot play the flute
( Present Simple )

(-)

● I wish I played the flute
( Simple Past )

(+)

● I am poor.
( Present Simple )

(+)

● I wish I werenot poor.
( Subjunctive )

(-)

2)Past Wish

( Regret about a past situation )

● I went to see him.
( Simple Past )

(+)

● I wish I hadnot gone to see him.
( Past Perfect )

(-)

● I didnot write to him.
( Simple Past )

(-)

● I wish I had written to him.
( Past Perfect )

(+)

● I wassick.
( Simple Past )

(+)

● I wish I hadnot been sick .
( Past Perfect )

(-)

3)Future Wish

( Desire for a change in the near future )

● He will stay in France.
( F. Simple )

(+)

● I wish he wouldnot stay in France.
( Conditional Present )

(-)

● She will quit school.
( F. Simple )

(+)

● I wish she wouldnot quit school.
( Conditional Present )

(-)

● They willnot findit.
( F. Simple )

(-)

● I wish they would findit.
( Conditional Present )

(+)

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Deductions:

1) To move backwardly to the previous tense departing from the initial situation.

2) A wish is always the opposite of the initial situation in terms of affirmation and negation.