Suppose,what if and imagine can also be Suppose,what if and imagine can also be followed by a present tense. is more likely to actually happen. A past tense indicateds that the situation is less likely to actual happen. - What if you are accepted into art collage? (more likely to happen)
- What if you were accepted into art collage ? (less likely to happen)
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Wishes - "I wish" in the conditionals
- The verb wish has a direct meaning (like in "we wish you a Merry Christmas") and it is also used in the conditional sentences. We say "I wish" + a condition when we regret something. We can speak about either the present / the future, or the past. I wish I had a million dollars.
- The English word “wish” is used when the speaker wants reality to be different than it actually is. Wish is followed by a noun clause using past tense verb forms. The following pairs of examples express “true” statements about the past, present, and future, and how you would express a desire for the opposite (the wish) to be true.
- A wish about the past:
- Ellen couldn’t come to the convention.
- I wish Ellen could have come to the convention.
We use different structures with wish/if only, depending on exactly what we want to express
Use
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Structure
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Example
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Expressing wishes about the present, future or generally
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Wish/if only +past simple/continuous
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I wishi was studying history of fashion instead of biology!
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Expressing wishes about the past
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Wish/if only+past perfect/ simple/ continuous
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If only I’d known Bruton`s was having a sale last week!
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Criticasing other people or complaining about a situation now,in the future or generally
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Wish/if only+would
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If only Henry would get a haircut!
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Expressing hypotical ability or permission now,in the future or generally
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Wish/if only+could
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I wish I could fit into these jeans
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Expressing desires in a formal way
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Wish+full infinitive
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I wish to try on this ball gown
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