Sunday, 8 May 2016

Wish clauses


WISH CLAUSES
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Wish y if only pueden usarse de la misma forma. If only con frecuencia se usa para dar más énfasis al deseo o lamento.
FORMA
USO
EJEMPLOS
Wish + would / Could + Verb

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
Lamento sobre una situación presente.
- 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
Lamento sobre una situación pasada.
-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.)



And some exercises:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/if.htm
https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/conditional-sentences
http://speakspeak.com/english-grammar-exercises/upper-intermediate/zero-first-second-third-conditionals

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