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How can we express wishes in English?

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How can we express wishes in English?

By Juan Ignacio Garces and Mariano Gonzalez Blanco

Future wishes

[Subject]+Wish(es)+[2nd subject]+Could or Would

For example:

  • I wish that baby would stop crying
  • I wish I could travel around the world
  • I wish I could visit mount everest
  • I wish it would stop raining

Present wishes

[Subject]+Wish(es)+[2nd subject]+ Past tense

For example:

  • I wish I had more money
  • She wishes she knew how to fix a flat tyre
  • We wish we weren't at school
  • I wish I were relaxed

Past wishes

[Subject]+Wish(es)+[2nd subject]+ Had + Past tense

For example:

  • I wish the teacher had given me a 10
  • I wish I had remembered my sunglasses

I wish... = If only...

It's just another way of expressing things you want to happen, but that won't happen, or are impossible to happen.For example:

  • If only he would smile
  • If only we had a dog
  • If only I had studied more