Unit 41. Wish.

Unit 41; Part A

You can say 'I wish you luck / every success / a happy birthday' etc. :

•    I wish you every success in the future.
•    I saw Tim before the exam and he wished me luck.

We say 'wish somebody something' (luck / a happy birthday etc.). But you cannot 'wish that something happens'. We use hope in this situation. For example:
•     I hope you get this letter before you go away. (not I wish you get)

Compare I wish and I hope:
•    I wish you a pleasant stay here.
•    I hope you have a pleasant stay here. (not I wish you have)

Unit 41; Part B

We also use wish to say that we regret something, that something is not as we would like it. When we use wish in this way, we use the past (knew / lived etc.), but the meaning is present:

•    I wish I knew what to do about the problem. (I don't know and I regret this)
•    I wish you didn't have to go so soon. (you have to go)
•    Do you wish you lived near the sea? (you don't live near the sea)
•    Jack's going on a trip to Mexico soon. I wish I was going too. (I'm not going)

To say that we regret something in the past, we use wish + had ... (had known / had said) etc. :
•    I wish I'd known about the party. I would have gone if I'd known. (I didn't know)
•    It was a stupid thing to say. I wish I hadn't said it. (I said it)
For more examples, see Unit 39 and Unit 40.

Unit 41; Part C

I wish I could (do something) = I regret that I cannot do it:

•    I'm sorry I have to go. I wish I could stay longer. (but I can't)
•    I've met that man before. I wish I could remember his name. (but I can't)

I wish I could have (done something) = I regret that I could not do it:
•    I hear the party was great. I wish I could have gone. (but I couldn't go)

Unit 41; Part D

You can say 'I wish (somebody) would (do something)'. For example:
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It's been raining all day. Jill doesn't like it.
She says: I wish it would stop raining.

Jill would like the rain to stop, but this will probably not happen.

We use I wish ... would when we would like something to happen or change.
Usually, the speaker doesn't expect this to happen.

We often use I wish ... would to complain about a situation:
•    The phone has been ringing for five minutes. I wish somebody would answer it.
•    I wish you would do something instead of just sitting and doing nothing.

You can use I wish ... wouldn't ... to complain about things that people do repeatedly:
•    I wish you wouldn't keep interrupting me.

We use I wish ... would ... for actions and changes, not situations. Compare:
•      I wish Sarah would come. (= I want her to come)
but I wish Sarah was (or were) here now. (not I wish Sarah would be)
•      I wish somebody would buy me a car.
but I wish I had a car. (not I wish I would have)

Exercises

1 Put in wish(ed) or hope(d).

Put in wish(ed) or hope(d).

1    I    wish    you a pleasant stay here.
2    Enjoy your holiday. I _________ you have a great time.
3    Goodbye. I _________ you all the best.
4    We said goodbye to each other and _________ each other luck.
5    We're going to have a picnic tomorrow, so I _________ the weather is nice.
6    I _________ you luck in your new job. I _________ it works out well for you.

2 What do you say in these situations?

What do you say in these situations? Write sentences with I wish ... would ... .

1    It's raining. You want to go out, but not in the rain.
      You say:    I wish it would stop raining.
2    You're waiting for Jane. She's late and you're getting impatient.
      You say to yourself: I wish ____________________________
3    You're looking for a job - so far without success. Nobody will give you a job.
      You say: I wish somebody ____________________________
4    You can hear a baby crying. It's been crying for a long time and you're trying to study.
      You say: ____________________________
5    Brian has been wearing the same clothes for years. You think he needs some new clothes.
      You say to Brian: ____________________________

For the following situations, write sentences with I wish ... wouldn't ... .
6    Your friend drives very fast. You don't like'this.
      You say to your friend: I wish you ____________________________
7    Joe leaves the door open all the time. This annoys you.
      You saу to Joe: ____________________________
8    A lot of people drop litter in the street. You don't like this.
      You say: I wish people ____________________________

3 Are these sentences right or wrong?

Are these sentences right or wrong? Correct them where necessary.

1    I wish Sarah would be here now.
2    I wish you would listen to me.
3    I wish I would have more free time.
4    I wish our flat would be a bit bigger.
5    I wish the weather would change.
6    I wish you wouldn't complain all the time.
7    I wish everything wouldn't be so expensive.

I wish Sarah were here now.
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4 Put the verb into the correct form.

Put the verb into the correct form.

1    It was a stupid thing to say. I wish I    hadn't said   it. (I / not / say)
2    I'm fed up with this rain. I wish ____________ stop.    (jt / stop)
3    It's a difficult question. I wish ____________ the answer. (I / know)
4    I should have listened to you. I wish ____________ your advice. (I / take)
5    You're lucky to be going away. I wish ____________ with you. (I / can / come)
6    I have no energy at the moment. I wish ____________ so tired. (I / not / be)
7    Aren't they ready yet? I wish ____________ up. (they / hurry)
8    It would be nice to stay here longer. I wish ____________ to leave now. (we / not / have)
9   When we were in London last year, we didn't have time to see all thethings we wanted to see. I wish ____________ longer. (we / can / stay)
10    It's freezing today. I wish ____________ so cold. I hate cold weather. (it / not / be)
11    Joe still doesn't know what he wants to do. I wish ____________. (he / decide)
12    I really didn't enjoy the party. I wish ____________. (we / not / go)

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