1. ORT Greenberg K. Tivon1 Wish Irena Tseitlin (based on “High School Grammar” by Ronal Green

2. ORT Greenberg K. Tivon2 Wish We use wish 1.About a present situation – to say that we would like it to be different. 2.About a past situation – to show regret (we are sorry it wasn’t different). 3.About a future situation – when we want something to happen or to change or when we want somebody to do something.

3. ORT Greenberg K. Tivon3 Wish about the Present When we are expressing a wish about the present, the verb after wish is in the Past tense, exactly as in Conditional 2. I wish I knew the answer. He wishes he didn’t have asthma. I wish it weren’t raining. As in Conditional 2, when we use the verb to be after wish, the form that we usually use is were. I wish I were stronger. Rachel wishes she were on holiday.

4. ORT Greenberg K. Tivon4 Wish about the Past When we express a wish about the past, the verb after wish is in the Past Perfect tense, exactly as in Conditional 3. I wish I had seen that movie. (Real situation: I didn’t see it) She wishes she had studied for the exam. (Real situation: She didn’t study for the exam) I wish I hadn’t lost the money. (Real situation: I lost the money)

5. ORT Greenberg K. Tivon5 Wish about the Future For a wish about the future time, we use would after wish. I wish you would stop that noise. I wish it would stop raining. We often use wish…wouldn’t to complain about the way people do things. I wish they wouldn’t talk so loudly.