UNIT 8- LESSON A

WISHES

STRUCTURE

Wish + past Simple

MY WISHES I whish I had a

van “Rexton”/ I don´t have a van “Rexton” .

I wish I spoke English/ I don´t speak English.

I wish I knew Paris, I don´t Know Paris.

I wish I worked in a the multinational company.--- I don´t work in the multinational company.

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IMAGINARYS WISH

Use wish + past tense verb form

to express a wish about a

hypothetical (imaginary)

situation.  The past tense verb

form is called "subjunctive".

EXAMPLES

I wish I were home in my country.

I wish I could go with you.

I wish you would let me pay for dinner.

A PAST WISH ABOUT THE PAST

Use wished + could/would + have

+ participle  to express regret about a past action that did

not happen

EXAMPLES I wished I could have gone with you. 

(remembering a lost opportunity).

I wished I had been old enough to drive. 

(remembering a wish).

COULD HAVE AND WOULD

HAVE

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN COULD HAVE AND

WOULD HAVE.

Could have Would have

"Could have" expresses regret over inability to do something – physical or mental. The situation is a lost opportunity.

"Would have" expresses dissatisfaction and emphasizes someone's unwillingness to do something.

EXAMPLES

COULD HAVE WOULD HAVE

I wish the store could have had that shoe is my size.

I wish you could have let me know.

  I wish they could have

driven instead of us.  I wish my boss could

have bought us laptops instead of desktop computers.

I wish the store would have had that shoe is my size.

I wish you would have let me know.

I wish they would have driven instead of us.

I wish my boss would have bought us laptops instead of desktop computers.

FINISHBy Tatiana López