English lesson | Wishes and regrets

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6 жыл бұрын

In this English lesson, you will learn 4 structures to express wishes and regrets.
wish + past simple
= to describe a situation in the present that we would like to be different.
We use the past simple form, but our regret is in the present.
Example: I wish I had more friends.
wish + someone / something + "would" + base form of verb
= we want someone to change their behaviour
or
= we want something to happen
Example: I wish you would listen.
wish + past perfect
= to describe a past situation that we regret.
Example: I wish I had gone to the concert.
We can also use "never" with a negative to emphasise our regret:
Example: I wish I had never gone to the concert.
(I went to the concert. I really regret it now.)
"if only" + past perfect
= This is another way to describe situation from the past that we regret.
If only I had passed my exams.
(I didn't pass my exams. I regret it now.)
"if only" + past perfect
and
wish + past perfect
The meaning of the above 2 structures is the same.
The difference is that "if only" is slightly more formal.
There are lots of examples and detailed explanations in in the video. The accent is a British English accent.
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@CrownAcademyEnglish 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I am happy that you like my English lessons. Best wishes, Andrew

@markcraftstudio6383 6 жыл бұрын

do you have a video about "Subject-verb agreement?" Thank you

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@soroushbaharvand4513 4 жыл бұрын

We can use were too for sImple past.

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@econonita5514 3 жыл бұрын

Podrían hacer un video acerca de cómo usar "should and shouldn´t have"? Please

@reconnect3342 6 жыл бұрын

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@altayebgamaraldawla652 4 жыл бұрын

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@mmme23 6 жыл бұрын

Good evening, I've been told and read many times that the correct way to say it is " I wish I were", but here you said its " I wish i was". Which one would be the correct form? Thank you

@mrsaddad4746 4 жыл бұрын

Both of them are right

@naimaouachtati6738 5 жыл бұрын

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@a.u.i.sdivanjana427 Жыл бұрын

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@hongorzul3959 2 жыл бұрын

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@minazohra3628 5 жыл бұрын

I think it's grammatically correct to say I wish I was but it's more appropriate to say I wish I were ...your opinion please?

@andreakollarova9017 5 жыл бұрын

I think the same! for example: I wish I were rich!

@racha4960 6 жыл бұрын

you can answer on my question please : farmers should not put a lot of fertilisers on their crops the sooner the better with wish

@mobeckham 5 жыл бұрын

RA Cha I wish farmers wouldn’t put a lot of fertilisers on their crops :) Or you can say it in present I wish farmers didn’t put a lot of fertilisers on their crops :) hope it’s helpful

@vanesarojas2943 5 жыл бұрын

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@Rh-pz3eb 3 жыл бұрын

Same as me!😉

@marosya3978 Жыл бұрын

Thank u so much but When we use could then?

@globuspallidus2457 5 жыл бұрын

is it possible to say: I wish they would have helped me? 'wish + sb/sb+ would + perfect infinitive'?

@hasanemami9513 5 жыл бұрын

I want to write four sentences about this lesson, please let me know if they are right? I wish I was fluent in English. I wis I had studied English at a university. I wish you would help me to improve my English on Skype. If only I had found your channel earlier.

@angelarangacheva4351 Жыл бұрын

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@momohey836 6 жыл бұрын

Excuse me Thank you so much for the great job is it right to say I wish I was or I wish I were Thanks in advance

@fabiennethiburce662 4 жыл бұрын

The correct form is "I were" and not "I was" although you can say it, but you cannot write it. This would be incorrect: the past simple "were" is used because it has never occurred