VOCABULARY. WISH

1. WISH + infinitive

w = want (very formal tense)

Ex. I wish to speak with you, please.

w object + infinitive

   Ex. She does not wish their documents to put away in the drawer.

2. I WISH YOU…

w  wish + two objects (fixed expressions of good wishes)

   Ex. We wish you a Merry Christmas.

3. WISH + that + clause: meaning

w wish = regreat that things are not different in impossible, unlikely or unreal situations (= if)

   Ex. I wish (that) I’d studied Physics rather than Economics.

w Nevertheless, HOPE is used for wishes that seem possible in the future.

   Ex. I hope you have a nice birthday.

4. WISH + that + clause: tenses

w  wish + tense (for present or future meaning)

   Ex. We wish tomorrow was/were bank holiday.

w wish + past perfect (for past meaning)

   Ex. I wish Sarah hadn’t gone to the party.

5. WISH + would

w would = will (for insistence, refusal, willingness, unwillingness to do sth)

   Ex. We wish you would go to Paris in Christmas time.

w = regret, dissatisfaction, irritation

   Ex. I wish he would be in silence.

w wish + sth that could instist or be willing to do things

   Ex. You wish it would stop snowing.

w = order or critical request

   Ex. I wish Peter wouldn’t play video games too often.

6. WISH without would

w wish + sentences that don’t talk about willingness, unwillingness, insistence or refusal

   Ex. She wishes she could overcome her fears.

         I hope they don’t have an accident.