But, which English-speaking country has won this contest more times?
And they won three times with the same singer! What was his name?
FORMA
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USO
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EJEMPLOS
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Wish + would / Could + Verb
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Normalmente hace referencia al
futuro. Queja sobre el presente o deseo de cambio. |
- I wish he could be here tomorrow.
- I wish she wouldn’t drive so fast. - I wish it would stop raining. |
Wish + past simple
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Lamento sobre una situación
presente.
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- I wish I knew her phone number.
(I’m sorry I don’t know her number)
- I wish Peter were / was here now. (Both forms are possible) |
Wish + past perfect
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Lamento sobre una situación
pasada.
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-I wish I hadn’t spent all my
money.
(I’m sorry I spent all my money) - If only I hadn’t eaten so much cake. (I really feel ill because I ate too much cake.) |