HYPOTHETICAL MEANING I WISH 1. We use wish + Past simple to exp ess a wish that has !ot "ome t ue i!

the p ese!t. We also use wish + Past simple to tal# a$out wishes that mi%ht "ome t ue i! the &utu e. E.%.' I wish (a"#ie still li)e* he e. +o!,t -ou wish -ou pla-e* te!!is as well as she *oes. /. I& the )e $ is to $e0 "a! use the past simple we e with all pe so!s E.%.' We all wish the exam was!,t 1 we e!,t tomo ow. I wish she was 1 we e stu*-i!% he e0 too. 2. We use wish + woul* a!* "oul* to e&e to %e!e al wishes &o the &utu e. E.%.' I wish I "oul* "ome to -ou pa t-0 $ut I,m a& ai* I,ll $e awa- at the wee#e!*. I wish it woul* ai!. 3. Wish + woul* is o&te! use* to tal# a$out othe people,s i itati!% ha$its. This &o m is !ot o&te! use* with I o we. To tal# a$out ou ow! i itati!% ha$its we use "oul*. E.%.' I wish -ou woul* stop tappi!% -ou &oot li#e that. It,s * i)i!% me " a4-. +o!,t -ou wish he woul*!,t wea that te i$le ol* sweate . I wish I "oul* stop eati!% so mu"h "ho"olate. 5. We use wish + Past Pe &e"t to e&e to thi!%s we a e so - a$out i! the past. E.%.' I wish I ha* stu*ie* ha *e . 6he wishe* she ha*!,t sol* he apa tme!t. IF ONLY I& o!l- is use* with the same )e $ &o m as wish0 a!* is use* whe! -ou &eeli!%s a e st o!%e . It,s o&te! use* with a! ex"lamatio! ma #789. It is use* )e - "ommo!l- with woul* 1 woul*!,t to " iti"ise someo!e else,s $eha)iou . I& o!l- I "oul* see he tomo ow. I& o!l- % a!*&athe we e he e to*a-. I& o!l- I *i*!,t ha)e to wo # so ha *. I& o!l- she ha*!,t stole! the mo!e-. Loo# at the se!te!"es "o!tai!i!% the )e $ wish. The! *e"i*e whi"h o& the ules $elow a e t ue. I& -ou thi!# the e is a mista#e i! the ules0 "o e"t it. 1. /. 2. 3. 5. ;. I wish I ha* a $it mo e mo!e-. I wish I was 1 we e mo e sel&:"o!&i*e!t. I wish I "oul* swim. I wish -ou woul*!,t smo#e whe! we a e eati!%. I wish -ou *i*!,t ha)e to %o to wo # to*a-. I wish I ha*!,t a %ue* with m- pa e!ts last !i%ht.

a. Whe! e&e i!% to the p ese!t o &utu e0 wish is &ollowe* $- a p ese!t te!se. $. Whe! e&e i!% to the past0 wish is &ollowe* $- the Past Pe &e"t. ". Whe! we wa!t to " iti"ise someo!e else,s i itati!% ha$it o we wa!t somethi!% to "ha!%e0 we "a! &ollow wish with woul* + )e $ Choose the "o e"t alte !ati)e i! the &ollowi!% se!te!"es. a. I wish it was!,t 1 woul*!,t 1 is!,t so hot. I hate this #i!* o& weathe . $. The holi*a- was a *isaste . I wish we *i*!,t %o 1 ha*!,t %o!e 1 we e!,t %oi!%. ". I eall- wish I "a! 1 "oul* 1 am a$le to pla- the )ioli! li#e he . *. +o!,t -ou wish that we *i*!,t 1 *o!,t 1 *oes!,t ha)e a!- homewo # to *o. e. I wish -ou we e!,t 1 wo!,t 1 woul*!,t tal# with -ou mouth &ull. It,s )e - u*e. &. He wishes his pa e!ts a e li)i!% 1 ha)e li)e* 1 li)e* !ea e . %. The pa t- was )e - $o i!% a&te -ou le&t. We all wish -ou ha* sta-e* 1 sta-e* 1 woul* sta-.

Complete the &ollowi!% se!te!"es i! a lo%i"al wa-. 1. /. 2. 3. 5. ;. I wish I <<<<<<<<<<<<I,m =ust so lo!el- at the mome!t. I& o!l- I <<<<<<<<<<<<<<0 I woul*!,t ha)e &aile* m- exams. I,* athe <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<to!i%ht $e"ause I,)e %ot so mu"h wo # to *o. It,s time -ou <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<. You,)e *o!e !othi!% all *a-. I& o!l- we <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<0 the! we "oul* "ome a!* )isit -ou mo e o&te!. I,m a& ai* it,s time <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<. We $oth ha)e to %et up ea l- tomo ow mo !i!%.