viernes, 27 de febrero de 2015

Videos and practice (wishes)

This is a video that explains how to make wishes


Present Wishes – Real vs. Unreal

A WISH THAT CAN COME TRUE
We use wish followed by an infinitive clause to express a wish that can occur in the future. (A that-clause may follow hope or wish.)
SUBJECTVERBCOMPLEMENT
We
wish 
to go with you. (direct request / demand)
We
would like
to go with you.  (more formal request)
I
hope 
(that) we can go with you. (suggestion / request)
I
wish 
*(that) I can go with you.

AN IMAGINARY WISH
We use wish + preterit to express a wish about a hypothetical (imaginary) situation.   Optionally, use that before the clause that complements the verb.
SUBJECTVERBCOMPLEMENT
I
wish 
(that) I were¹ home in my country.  (a private thought; a longing)
I
wish 
(that) I could go with you. (an excuse due to inability, or an expression of regret)
I
wish 
(that) you would let me pay for dinner.(pretend regret, or upset)
I
wish 
(that)  you would turn that TV off!  (low expectation request; anger, outrage)
preterit – the past tense verb form
was (informal) / were (formal)  If I was / were…  preterit verb form. Irrealis (Huddleston 3 §1.7)
*a that-clause is not used for a present (real) wish






Unreal Wishes (Hypothetical)

Present and Past




Past Wishes – Unreal


A PRESENT WISH ABOUT THE PAST
Wish followed by a clause with could have or would have expresses regret about a past action that did not happen.
SUBJECTVERBCOMPLEMENT
I
wish 
(that) I could have gone with you. (regret over a lost opportunity)
I
wish
(that) you would have remembered to take the dog out. (nagging, anger)
A PAST WISH ABOUT THE PAST
Wished follwed by a clause with could have, would haveor a past participleexpresses regret about a past action that did not happen.  
SUBJECTVERBCOMPLEMENT
I
wished
(that) I could have gone with you. (remembering a lost opportunity)
I
wished
(that) I had been old enough to drive. (remembering a wish)
And now that you understand how to make wishes you can practice here wishes

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