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    English Grammar - Wish: Wishes About The Present and Future

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    The document discusses the use of the word "wish" in English grammar. It explains that wish + past simple expresses wanting a present or future situation to be different. Wish + past continuous wishes for a different ongoing action now or in the future. Wish + past perfect expresses regret that a past situation was different. Finally, wish + would + bare infinitive conveys impatience, annoyance, or dissatisfaction with an ongoing present action.

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    The document discusses the use of the word "wish" in English grammar. It explains that wish + past simple expresses wanting a present or future situation to be different. Wish + past continuous wishes for a different ongoing action now or in the future. Wish + past perfect expresses regret that a past situation was different. Finally, wish + would + bare infinitive conveys impatience, annoyance, or dissatisfaction with an ongoing present action.

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    The document discusses the use of the word "wish" in English grammar. It explains that wish + past simple expresses wanting a present or future situation to be different. Wish + past continuous wishes for a different ongoing action now or in the future. Wish + past perfect expresses regret that a past situation was different. Finally, wish + would + bare infinitive conveys impatience, annoyance, or dissatisfaction with an ongoing present action.

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    English grammar – Wish

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     Form and meaning
     Pronunciation
     Teaching ideas

    Wishes about the present and future


    1. wish + past simple is used to express that we want a situation in the present (or
    future) to be different.
    o I wish I spoke Italian. (I don’t speak Italian)
    o I wish I had a big car. (I don’t have a big car)
    o I wish I was on a beach. (I’m in the office)
    o I wish it was the weekend. (It’s only Wednesday)
    2. wish + past continuous is used to express that we want to be doing a different
    action in the present (or future).
    o I wish I was lying on a beach now. (I’m sitting in the office)
    o I wish it wasn’t raining. (It is raining)
    o I wish you weren’t leaving tomorrow. (You are leaving tomorrow)

    Wishes about the past


    wish + past perfect is used to express a regret, 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’d come on holiday with us. (They didn’t come on holiday)
     I wish I had studied harder at school. (I was lazy at school)

    Wish + would
    wish + would + bare infinitive is used to express impatience, annoyance or
    dissatisfaction with a present action.

     I wish you would stop smoking.

    You are smoking at the moment and it is annoying me.

     I wish it would stop raining.

    I’m impatient because it is raining and I want to go outside.

     I wish she’d be quiet.

    I am annoyed because she is speaking.

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