The document discusses different ways to express wishes in English using the verb "wish". It explains that wishes can be expressed about present, past, or future situations. Specifically: - Present wishes are expressed using "wish + past tense" to desire a different present situation (e.g. "I wish I had more money"). - Past wishes use "wish + past perfect" to express regret about a past situation (e.g. "I wish I had gone to the party"). - Future wishes use "wish + could/would" to desire something in the future (e.g. "I wish I could visit Paris").

2. Expressing Wishes

3. Expressing Wishes

4. Expressing Wishes
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6. Present wishes
We use wish + Past Tense when we want a
situation to be different in the PRESENT.

7. Present wishes
We use wish + Past Tense when we want a
situation to be different in the PRESENT.
Past wishes
We use wish + Past Perfect to express a PAST
wish or REGRET about a situation in the past.

8. Present wishes
We use wish + Past Tense when we want a
situation to be different in the PRESENT.
Past wishes
We use wish + Past Perfect to express a PAST
wish or REGRET about a situation in the past.
Future wishes
We use wish + Could or Would to express a
FUTURE wishes.

9. Present wishes
Subject + wish + subject + verb past tense

10. I wish I had a lot of
money!
Present wishes
Subject + wish + subject + verb past tense

11. I wish I I wish I had a lot of
bought tons of money!
diamond necklaces!
Present wishes
Subject + wish + subject + verb past tense

12. I wish I I wish I had a lot of
bought tons of money!
diamond necklaces!
I wish my
boyfriend was Brad
Pit!
Present wishes
Subject + wish + subject + verb past tense

13. I wish I
bought tons of
diamond necklaces!
I wish my I wish we lived in
boyfriend was Brad Hawaii!
Pit!
Present wishes
Subject + wish + subject + verb past tense

14. Present wishes
Subject + wish + subject + verb past tense

15. Present wishes "at the moment"
Subject + wish + subject + was/were + verb(ing)

16. I wish I was traveling
now!
Present wishes "at the moment"
Subject + wish + subject + was/were + verb(ing)

17. I wish I was I wish I was traveling
swimming on the now!
beach
Present wishes "at the moment"
Subject + wish + subject + was/were + verb(ing)

18. I wish I was I wish I was traveling
swimming on the now!
beach
I wish my mom was
walking at the moment!
Present wishes "at the moment"
Subject + wish + subject + was/were + verb(ing)

19. I wish I was
swimming on the
beach
I wish my mom was I wish I was sleeping
walking at the moment! in this moment!
Present wishes "at the moment"
Subject + wish + subject + was/were + verb(ing)

20. Present wishes "at the moment"
Subject + wish + subject + was/were + verb(ing)

21. Past Wishes
Subject + wish + subject + had+ verb past

22. We wish our
parents had survived the
tsunami!
Past Wishes
Subject + wish + subject + had+ verb past

23. We wish we had We wish our
known about the parents had survived the
earthquake in tsunami!
advance.
Past Wishes
Subject + wish + subject + had+ verb past

24. We wish we had We wish our
known about the parents had survived the
earthquake in tsunami!
advance.
We wished we
had had better alert
systems!
Past Wishes
Subject + wish + subject + had+ verb past

25. We wish we had
known about the
earthquake in
advance.
We wished we We wish we had
had had better alert not experience such
systems! disaster
Past Wishes
Subject + wish + subject + had+ verb past

26. Past Wishes
Subject + wish + subject + had+ verb past

27. Future wishes
Subject + wish + subject + could / would + verb

28. I wish I would be an
astronaut!
Future wishes
Subject + wish + subject + could / would + verb

29. I wish I could drive a
I wish I would be an
very fast car! astronaut!
Future wishes
Subject + wish + subject + could / would + verb

30. I wish I could drive a
I wish I would be an
very fast car! astronaut!
My brother and I wish
we could play in the Mexican
football team!
Future wishes
Subject + wish + subject + could / would + verb

31. I wish I could drive a
I wish I would be an
very fast car! astronaut!
My brother and I wish I wish I would work
we could play in the Mexican
for the NASA!
football team!
Future wishes
Subject + wish + subject + could / would + verb

32. What do you wish for?