How to use the noun and verb 'wish'.

1. Wish

2. 1.

3. You can have 3 wishes?

4. You can have 3 wishes?
‘wish’ n
is the expression
of a desire

5. 2.

6. We wish you a Merry Christmas.
Be careful what you wish for.

7. We wish you a Merry Christmas.
Be careful what you wish for.
‘wish’ v + noun
=
augurare

8. ‘wish’ v + for + noun
=
desiderare
We wish you a Merry Christmas.
Be careful what you wish for.

9. 3.

10. I wish to be left alone.

11. I wish to be left alone.
‘wish’ v + to INF
=
formal ‘want’

12. 4.

13. I wish (that) I had more time.
I wish you had been there.
I wish they’d shut up.

14. I wish (that) I had more time.
I wish you had been there.
I wish they’d shut up.
‘wish’ v + (that) + new clause
>
impossible / remote desire

15. 3 possible constructions:

16. I wish I had more time.

17. I wish I had more time.
past subjunctive

18. I wish I had more time.
I don’t have more time
> UNREAL PRESENT

19. I wish you had been there.

20. I wish you had been there.
perfect subjunctive

21. I wish you had been there.
you weren’t there
> UNREAL PAST

22. I wish they’d shut up.

23. I wish they would shut up.

24. I wish they would shut up.
past subjunctive
of ‘will’

25. I wish they would shut up.
they won’t shut up
> REMOTE DESIRE

26. unreal present
past subjunctive
I wish I had more time.
unreal past
perfect
subjunctive
I wish you had been there.
possible but
remote future
desire
?
I wish they would shut up.

27. unreal present
past subjunctive
I wish I had more time.
unreal past
perfect
subjunctive
I wish you had been there.
possible but
remote future
desire
?
I wish they would shut up.

28. compare

29. I hope my neighbours (will) shut up.
I want them to shut up,
maybe they will.

30. I wish my neighbours would shut up.
I want them to shut up but
I expect that they’ll
continue to make a noise.

31. I wish my neighbours would shut up.
?

32. what is the present situation?

33. My neighbours won’t shut up.
won’t = they don’t want to
shut up

34. present fact My neighbours won’t shut up.
1. +ive <-> -ive They will shut up.
2. go one tense back
(past subjunctive)
They would shut up.
3. add context I wish (that) they would shut up.

35. I wish my neighbours would shut up.
‘would’ is the past
subjunctive of ‘will’
IT IS NOT the
conditional!

36. make some ‘wish’ sentences

37. situation wish
We didn’t know about the party. …
I don’t have a scooter.
My car won’t start.
She works on Saturdays.
My best friend is a bastard.
He says horrible things.
He embarrassed me last night.