Luyện ngữ pháp - Destination C1 and C2 - (Unit 13: Grammar - Unreal time)


Other structures with wish / if only
To criticise other people or wish for a situation to be different Wish / If only+ would I wish they would offer me a pay rise.
Wishes about ability or permission Wish / If only + could I wish I could find a job that pays well.
Wishes about past ability or permission Wish I If only + could + perfect infinitive I wish I could have got a mortgage with a fixed interest rate.
To express desires in a very formal way Wish + full infinitive I wish to speak to the bank manager.
To wish someone luck/happiness/success/etc Wish + noun I wish him every success.

Watch out!

• We do not usually use would when the subject of wish is the same as the subject of would.
✘ Pete wishes he would earn more.

• We do not use wish to express desires about a real, possible future.
✓ Pete wishes he earnt / could earn more.

• We can use hope instead.
✘ I wish the cheque arrives tomorrow.
✓ I hope the cheque arrives tomorrow.

Form - wish / if only Exercise - A


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