Wish Definition Change of Situation

In this lesson, I show how I used the verb wish in one of my videos, and then give more examples.

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Wish

In the example I gave, I said the following:

“It’s a beautiful day today, and I wish I didn’t have to work.”

One way to use wish is when we want to change current or past situations. This is when it is impossible to change or when it is highly unlikely.

When we want to change a current situation, we do this: wish + past simple. That is why I said, “I wish I DIDN’T have to work.”

When we want to change a past situation, we do this: wish + past perfect

Here are three more examples:

  • “I wish I had more time.”
  • “I wish I could speak another language.”
  • “I wish I had studied harder.”

Here is a video on how to use ‘hope’.

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7 replies
  1. luiz reinaldo rodrigues de oli
    luiz reinaldo rodrigues de oli says:

    I wish I had studied english and known an english country before I was on high school.

  2. Marcelo Lisa
    Marcelo Lisa says:

    I wish I had been in Quebec some years ago when I had this opportunity but I didn´t go there.

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