Wish Wish to express desire or regret about

Wish

Wish to express desire or regret about an imaginary situation

Time Sentence I wish I were someone else. I wish I had done something different. I wish she would listen to me. Fact

Time Sentence I wish I were someone else. Fact I am not. I wish I had done I didn’t do something different. anything different I wish she would listen to me. She probably won’t listen to me.

Time Sentence Fact Present I wish I were someone else. Past I wish I had done I didn’t do something different. anything different Future I wish she would listen to me. I am not. She probably won’t listen to me.

Time Sentence Fact Present I wish I were someone else. Past I wish I had done I didn’t do something different. anything different Future I wish she would listen to me. I am not. She probably won’t listen to me.

Summary Time Sentence I wish I were/did… Present I wish + Past tense Past Future Fact I am not/do not. Present tense I wish I had done. . I wish +past perfect I didn’t do. . Past tense I wish she would. . I wish +. . would. . (past future) She won’t …. . will… (simple future)

Summary Time Sentence I wish I were/did… Present I wish + Past tense Past Future Fact I am not/do not. Present tense I wish I had done. . I wish +past perfect I didn’t do. . Past tense I wish she would. . I wish +. . would. . (past future) She won’t …. . will… (simple future)

Wishes about the present Sentence I wish I were/did… I wish + Past tense Fact I am not/do not. . Present tense

Wishes about the present Sentence I wish + Past tense I wish I knew how to surf. Fact Present tense

Wishes about the present Sentence I wish + Past tense Fact Present tense I wish I knew how to surf. I don’t know how to surf. .

Wishes about the present Sentence I wish + Past tense Fact Present tense I wish I knew how to surf. I don’t know how to surf. Liz wishes she weren’t so afraid of heights. .

Wishes about the present Sentence I wish + Past tense Fact Present tense I wish I knew how to surf. I don’t know how to surf. Liz wishes she weren’t so Liz is afraid of heights.

Wishes about the present Sentence I wish + Past tense Fact Present tense I wish I knew how to surf. I don’t know how to surf. Liz wishes she weren’t so Liz is afraid of heights. I wish I were sailing now

Wishes about the present Sentence I wish + Past tense Fact Present tense I wish I knew how to surf. I don’t know how to surf. Liz wishes she weren’t so Liz is afraid of heights. I wish I were sailing now I am not sailing

Wishes about the present Sentence I wish + Past tense Fact Present tense I wish I knew how to surf. I don’t know how to surf. Liz wishes she weren’t so Liz is afraid of heights. I wish I were sailing now I am not sailing

Wishes about the present Sentence I wish + Past tense Fact Present tense I don’t know how to surf. Liz is afraid of heights. I am not sailing

Wishes about the present Sentence I wish + Past tense Fact Present tense I wish I knew how to surf. I don’t know how to surf. Liz wishes she weren’t so Liz is afraid of heights. I wish I were sailing now I am not sailing

Wishes about the present Sentence I wish + Past tense Fact Present tense I am claustrophobic.

Wishes about the present Sentence Fact I wish + Past tense Present tense I wish I weren’t claustrophobic. I am claustrophobic.

Wishes about the present Sentence I wish + Past tense Fact Present tense I wish I weren’t I am claustrophobic. I wish I knew how to rock- I don’t know how to rock climb. -climb.

Wishes about the present Sentence Fact I wish + Past tense Present tense I wish I weren’t claustrophobic. I wish I knew how to rockclimb. I wish I were white-water rafting. I am claustrophobic. I don’t know how to rock -climb. I am not white-water rafting.

Wishes about the present Sentence Fact I wish + Past tense Present tense I wish I weren’t claustrophobic. I wish I knew how to rockclimb. I wish I were white-water rafting. I am claustrophobic. I don’t know how to rock -climb. I am not white-water rafting. I can not fly.

Wishes about the present Sentence Fact I wish + Past tense Present tense I wish I weren’t claustrophobic. I wish I knew how to rockclimb. I wish I were white-water rafting. I wish I could fly I am claustrophobic. I don’t know how to rock -climb. I am not white-water rafting. I can not fly.

Practice Wishes about the present Sentence I wish I were/did… I wish + Past tense Fact I am not/do not. . Present tense

Summary Time Sentence I wish I were/did… Present I wish + Past tense Past Future Fact I am not/do not. Present tense I wish I had done. . I wish +past perfect I didn’t do. . Past tense I wish she would. . I wish +. . would. . (past future) She won’t …. . will… (simple future)

Wishes about the past Sentence I wish I had done. . I wish +past perfect Fact I didn’t do. . Past tense

Wishes about the past Sentence I wish + Past perfect tense Chris wishes he had visited the Taj Mahal when he was in India. Fact Past tense

Wishes about the past Sentence I wish + Past perfect tense Fact Past tense Chris wishes he had visited the Chris didn’t visit the Taj Mahal when he was in India.

Wishes about the past Sentence I wish + Past perfect tense Fact Past tense Chris wishes he had visited the Chris didn’t visit the Taj Mahal when he was in India. I wish I hadn’t gotten seasick on boats as a child.

Wishes about the past Sentence I wish + Past perfect tense Fact Past tense Chris wishes he had visited the Chris didn’t visit the Taj Mahal when he was in India. I wish I hadn’t gotten seasick on As a child I always go boats as a child. seasick on boats.

Wishes about the past Sentence I wish + Past perfect tense Fact Past tense Chris wishes he had visited the Chris didn’t visit the Taj Mahal when he was in India. I wish I hadn’t gotten seasick on As a child I always go boats as a child. seasick on boats. Mary wishes she could have traveled to China when she was young.

Wishes about the past Sentence I wish + Past perfect tense Fact Past tense Chris wishes he had visited the Chris didn’t visit the Taj Mahal when he was in India. I wish I hadn’t gotten seasick on As a child I always go boats as a child. seasick on boats. Mary wishes she could have Mary wasn’t able to traveled to China when she was travel to China when young. she was young.

Wishes about the past Sentence I wish + Past perfect tense Fact Past tense Chris didn’t visit the Taj Mahal when he was in India. As a child I always go seasick on boats. Mary wasn’t able to travel to China when she was young.

Wishes about the past Sentence I wish + Past perfect tense Fact Past tense Chris wishes he had visited the Chris didn’t visit the Taj Mahal when he was in India. I wish I hadn’t gotten seasick on As a child I always go boats as a child. seasick on boats. Mary wishes she could have Mary wasn’t able to traveled to China when she was travel to China when young. she was young.

Wishes about the past Sentence I wish + Past perfect tense Fact Past tense I didn’t visit the Yosemite National Park when I was in California.

Wishes about the past Sentence Fact I wish + Past perfect tense Past tense I wish I had visited the Yosemite National Park when I was in California. I didn’t visit the Yosemite National Park when I was in California.

Wishes about the past Sentence Fact I wish + Past perfect tense Past tense I wish I had visited the Yosemite National Park when I was in California. I didn’t visit the Yosemite National Park when I was in California. There was an avalanche.

Wishes about the past Sentence Fact I wish + Past perfect tense Past tense I wish I had visited the Yosemite National Park when I was in California. I wish there hadn’t been an avalanche. I didn’t visit the Yosemite National Park when I was in California. There was an avalanche.

Wishes about the past Sentence Fact I wish + Past perfect tense Past tense I wish I had visited the Yosemite National Park when I was in California. I wish there hadn’t been an avalanche. I didn’t visit the Yosemite National Park when I was in California. There was an avalanche. She wasn’t able to finish the task on time.

Wishes about the past Sentence Fact I wish + Past perfect tense Past tense I wish I had visited the Yosemite National Park when I was in California. I wish there hadn’t been an avalanche. She wishes she could have finished the task on time. I didn’t visit the Yosemite National Park when I was in California. There was an avalanche. She wasn’t able to finish the task on time.

Practice Wishes about the past Sentence I wish I had done. . I wish +past perfect Fact I didn’t do. . Past tense

Summary Time Sentence I wish I were/did… Present I wish + Past tense Past Future Fact I am not/do not. Present tense I wish I had done. . I wish +past perfect I didn’t do. . Past tense I wish she would. . I wish +. . would. . (past future) She won’t …. . will… (simple future)

Wishes about the past Sentence I wish + would I wish governments wouldn’t stop explorers from entering a country Fact Future tense

Wishes about the past Sentence Fact I wish + would Future tense I wish governments wouldn’t stop explorers from entering a country Sometimes governments stop explorers from entering a country.

Wishes about the past Sentence I wish + would Fact Future tense Next winter in New York will be cold.

Wishes about the past Sentence Fact I wish + would Future tense I wish next winter in New York wouldn’t be so cold. Next winter in New York will be cold.

What’s the difference? Sentence I wish I were there. I wish I had been there. I wish I would be there. Fact Time

What’s the difference? Sentence I wish I were there. Fact I am not there. I wish I had been there. I was not there. Time Present Past I wish I would be there. (Probably) I won’t Future be there.