3. DEFINITION
Wish is used to talk about situations that we
desire, but which are the opposite of the current
reality or which are IMPOSSIBLE.
4. 1
We can useWISH + PASTTENSE to talk about our
situation right now. Even though we use the past
tense, we are NOT talking about the past. For
example :
a. I wish I had a car. (In reality, I don’t have a car
now but I want one)
b. I wish I were tall. (In reality, I’m short but I want
to be tall)
5. 2
When we useWISH + PAST PERFECTTENSE, we
are talking about regrets we have from the past.
For example :
a. I wish I hadn’t gone to the party. (In reality, I went
to the party and now I regret it).
b. I wish I had studied harder in school. (In reality, I
didn’t study hard in school and nowI regret it).
6. 3
We can useWISH +WOULD +VERB to talk about
situations that often happen in our lives that we
don’t like. For example :
a. I wish my husband would help me clean the
house. (In reality, my husband never helps me
clean the house, and I don’t like it).
b. I wish my children wouldn’t play their music so
loudly. (In reality, my children play their music
very loudly and I don’t like it).
7. 4
We can also useWISH + NOUN to talk about
things that we desire for other people. In these
cases, the meaning of “wish” is more similar to
“hope”. For example :
a. We wish you a merry Christmas. (The meaning is:
We hope you have a merry Christmas)
b. Wish me luck on my exam. (the meaning is:
Please hope that I have good luck on my exam)
9. DEFINITION
Hope is something that we want to happen and
we wor very hard for it to happen.
10. HOW TO EXPRESS HOPE
Sentence structure to express hope using “ing
verbs”.
Subject -ing verb Complement
I Am hoping For someone good
weather
tomorrow
I Am hoping For a good grade
in English
11. Sentence structure to express hope using “to” and
“that”
Subject Verb complement
I Hope To study in
Finland
I Hope You will be a good
student
12. Sentence structure to express hope using verb
tenses.
Subject Verb Complement/Obj
ect
I Hope Ardy found the
place
I Hope Jack finds my
pencil case
13. SENTENCE STRUCTURE TO
EXPRESS HOPE
I want to become nurse
I am hoping to finish all my work on time
I hope that I will never late
I hope you will be happy
I hope that I always be better
