I wish translation exercises. Using constructions with wish in English

1. The unfortunate pupil wished he (not to forget) to learn the rule. 2. I wish I (to have) a season ticket to the Philharmonic next winter. 3. I wish I (to consult) the teacher when I first felt that mathematics was too difficult for me. 4. I love sunny weather. I wish it (to be) warm and fine all the year round. 5. I wish I (not to lend) Nick my watch: he has broken it. 6. I wish you (to send) word as soon as you arrive. 7. I wish I (not to have) to do my homework every day. 8. I wish you (to go) skiing with me yesterday: I had such a good time! 9.1 wish I (to know) Spanish. 10. I wish I (not to drink) so much coffee in the evening: I could not sleep half the night. 11. I wish you (to read) more in the future. 12. I wish I never (to suggest) this idea. 13. I wish I (to be) at yesterday "s party: it must have been very merry. 14. I wish we (to meet) again next summer. 15. Don" t you wish you (to see) that performance before ? 16. They wished they (not to see) this horrible scene again.

key:

1.He had not forgotten. 2. I had. 3. I had consulted. 4. They were. 5. I had not lent. 6. You sent. 7. I did not have. 8. You had gone. 9. I knew. 10. I had not drunk. 11. You read. 12. I had never suggested. 13. I've been. 14. We met. 15. You had seen. 16. They didn't see.

2. Open the brackets using the appropriate form of the subjunctive after "Iwish".

1. I wish I (can) give up smoking. 2. She wishes she (to see) him at yesterday "s party. 3. I wish I (to pass) my driving test last Monday. 4. I wish I (not to forget) my friend" s birthday yesterday. 5. The boy is sad. He wishes he (not to break) the window. 6. My aunt wishes she (to stay) at home last weekend. 7. He wishes he (to know) something about cars. 8. I wish it (to be) sunny. 9. I wish it (to be) sunny during our picnic last Saturday. 10. She wishes she (to live) in the Crimea. 11. My friend wishes he (not to do) that last night. 12. I wish I (to bring) my camera last summer. 13. I wish I (can) tell the future. 14. Do you wish you (to be) in the Guinness Book of Records? 15. Some people wish they (can) appear on a TV game show and become famous. 16. She often wishes things (to be) different.

key:

1. I could. 2. She had seen. 3. I had passed. 4. I hadn "t forgotten. 5. He hadn" t broken. 6. She had stayed. 7. He knew. 8. They were. 9. It had been. 10. She lived. 11. He hadn "t done. 12. I had brought. 13. I could. 14. You were. 15. They could. 16. Things were.

3. Paraphrase the following sentences using "Iwish".

1. Unfortunately they won't return before Christmas. 2. The student was sorry he had not studied the material better and had shown such poor knowledge at the examination. 3. It's a pity that you did not send for us last night. 4. It "s a pity you are not with us these days. 5. My friend regrets not having entered the university. 6. He was sorry not to have had enough time to finish his paper. 7. It" s a pity we shan" t be able to reach home before tea-time. 8. I am sorry I made you upset by telling you this news. 9. What a pity you don't know enough physics.

key:

1. I wish they returned before Christmas. 2. The student wished he had studied the material better and shown better knowledge at the examination. 3. I wish you had sent for us last night. 4. I wish you were with us these days. 5. My friend wishes he had entered the university. 6. He wished he had had enough time to finish his paper. 7. I wish we were able to reach home before teatime. 8. I wish I had not made you upset by telling you this news. 9. I wish you knew enough physics.

4. Translate into English using "Iwish ". (Only for 8 A - English)

1. Ah, if only you had told her that last Sunday! 2. It would be nice if we had a vacation now. 3. If he came tonight! 4. We regretted that we did not ask for his advice. 5. It is a pity that you refused to take part in the picnic. 6. It is a pity that you are not interested in this subject. 7. We would like you to mention these facts. 8. It is a pity that we missed the train. 9. It's a pity that you turned on the TV so late. 10. If I were free now! 11. It is a pity that yesterday I had little time. 12. It would be nice if you wrote to her about it yourself. 13. It is a pity that you did not pay attention to his warning. 14. He regretted that he left the university. 15. It's a pity that it's too late to go there. 16. Ah, if only I had come to the station on time! 17. It is a pity that you have not read such a wonderful book. 18. It is a pity that she makes so many mistakes in speech. 19. It is a pity that you did not visit the exhibition. 20. It is a pity that I found out about it so late. 21. What a pity that we did not find Kolya at home. 22. She regretted that she had not told us this story earlier.

key:

1. Oh, how I wish you had told her about it last Sunday! 2. I wish we had holidays now. 3. Oh, I wish he came tonight! 4. We wished we had asked his advice. 5. I wish you had not refused to take part in the picnic. 6. I wish you were interested in this subject. 7. We wish you mentioned these facts. 8. I wish we had not missed the train. 9. I wish you had turned on TV earlier. 10. I wish I were free now! 11. I wish I had had more time yesterday. 12. I wish you wrote her about it yourself. 13. I wish you had paid attention to his warning. 14. He wished he had not left the university. 15. I wish it were not too late to go there. 16. Oh, how I wish I had come to the railway station on time! 17. I wish you had read this wonderful book. 18. I wish she did not make so many mistakes in her speech. 19. I wish you had visited the exhibition. 20. I wish I had learned about it earlier. 21. I wish we had found Nick at home. 22. She wished she had told us this story before.

5. Rephrase the sentences as in the example using the I wish... structure:

Example : I'm sorry I haven't got a washing machine. – I wish I had a washing machine.

1. I "m sorry I don't live near my work.

2. I "m sorry our garden doesn't get any sun.

3. I "m sorry I called him a liar.

4. I "m sorry I don't know Finnish.

5. I "m sorry I didn't book a seat.

6. I'm sorry I haven't got a car.

7. I "m sorry I can" t drive.

8. I "d like Tom to drive more slowly (but I haven't anygreat hopes of this).

9. I "d like you to keep quiet. (You" re making so much noise that I can "t think.)

10. I'm sorry that theater tickets cost so much.

12. It "s a pity he didn't work harder during the term.

13. It "s a pity you are going tonight.

14. It "s a pity I haven" t got a work permit.

key :

I wish I lived near my work.

I wish our garden got some sun.

I wish I hadn't called him a liar.

I wish I knew Finnish.

I wish I had booked a seat.

I wish I had got a car.

I wish I could drive.

I wish Tom would drive more slowly.

I wish you would keep quiet.

I wish the theater tickets didn't cost so much.

I wish he had worked harder during the term.

I wish you were not going tonight.

I wish I had got a work permit.

6. Choose the right option:

1) I wish (I knew / I would know) the answer to your question.

2) I wish you (wouldn "t be / aren't) so rude.

3) I wish (they visited / they had visited) us when they were in town.

4) I wish (I would speak / I spoke) better French.

5) I wish they (hadn "t been / wouldn't be) so unfriendly.

6) I wish (I have refused / I had refused) when you suggested the idea.

7) I wish (I had / would have) more time to do this job.

8) I wish she (would / had) come to work on time in the future.

KE Y:

1) I knew

2) wouldn't be

3) they had visited

4) I spoke

5) wouldn't be

6) had refused

7) I had

8) Would

7 . Open the brackets using the appropriate form:

1) I wish it ______ so much. The garden's turned to mud. (not rain)

3) If only I ______ more time for my hobbies. (have)

4) I wish it ______ more often in Valencia. (rain)

5) I wish I ______to go to your nephew's wedding. (not have)

6) I wish Samantha ______ her hair more often. It looks so greasy all the time. (wash)

7) I wish you ______ so horrible to your brother. He's really nice. (not be)

8) I wish the council _____ that beautiful old house. It was part of the town's heritage. (not demolish)

9) If only I _______ the money to go to Jon's wedding. (have)

10) I wish I _____her she "d put on weight. She hates me now. (not tell)

11) I wish you ______ to your mother like that. (not speaking)

12) If only we ______a Hewlett Packard printer. The cartridges are so expensive. (not buy)

13) I wish George _____ so fast. It's really dangerous. (not drive)

key:

1) hadn't rained

2) hadn't parked

3) I had

4) rained

5) didn't have

6) would wash / washed

7) weren"t

8) hadn't demolished

9) had

10) hadn't told

11) wouldn't speak / didn't speak

12) hadn't

PRESENT SITUATIONS

use wish+paste simple to say you regret or are sorry about a present situation.

Examples:

I wish I had more free time.

I wish Andrew wasn't/weren't so jealous.

I wish I was famous actor.

EXERCISE Fill the gaps with the correct form. Use the verbs in brackets.

1 - I wish Anna ______________________ (not say) that to Charles. Now he's upset.

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-I wish the weather _________________ (to be) better here in summer but there's nothing

we can do about it.

3 -I wish I ___________ (have) a bigger car. Mine is too small.

4 -I wish Tomas ___________ (not be) so selfish but he's always been like this.

5 -I wish I _______________ (know) Carol was ill last week. I would have phoned her.

6 -I wish my son _______________ (study) more often. He only studies before the exams.

7 -I wish I _________________ (not eat) so much at Phil's party. Now I don't feel well.

8 -I wish someone _________________ (answer) that phone. It's been ringing for ages.

9 -I wish I _________________ (know) her e-mail address. I would send her an e-mail.

10 -I wish he __________________ (not speak) so loudly. He thinks we are deaf!

11 -I wish you _________________ (not drive) so fast. You are making me angry.

12 -I wish Sandy _______________ (not arrive) late. We've missed the beginning of the film.

13 -I wish I ____________________ (can buy) a new computer now. Mine is broken.

14 - I wish I ____________ (not forget) my umbrella on the bus. I'll have to buy a new one.

15 -I wish Maria ________________ (not be) so impatient. It does her no good at all.

16 -I wish you __________________ (stop) telling me what to do. It really annoys me.

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7 -I wish your friend _________________ (tell) so many lies. It can't stand liers.

18 - I wish my daughter _______________ (not be) so untidy.

Her room is always a mess.

key

1 - I wish Anna HADN'T SAID (not say) that to Charles. Now he's upset.

2 -I wish the weather WOULD BE (to be) better here in summer but there's nothing

we can do about it.

3 -I wish I HAD (have) a bigger car. Mine is too small.

4 -I wish Thomas WOULDN'T BE (not be) so selfish but he's always been like this.

5 -I wish I HAD KNOWN (know) Carol was ill last week. I would have phoned her.

6 -I wish my son WOULD STUDY (study) more often. He only studies before the exams.

7 -I wish I HADN'T EATEN (not eat) so much at Phil's party. Now I don't feel well.

8 -I wish someone WOULD ANSWER (answer) that phone. It's been ringing for ages.

9 -I wish I KNEW (know) her e-mail address. I would send her an e-mail.

10 -I wish he WOULDN'T SPEAK (not speak) so loudly. He thinks we are deaf!

11 -I wish you WOULDN'T DRIVE (not drive) so fast. You are making me angry.

12 -I wish Sandy HADN'T ARRIVED (not arrive) late. We've missed the beginning of the film.

13 -I wish I COULD BUY (can buy) a new computer now. Mine is broken.

14 -I wish I HADN'T FORGOTTEN (not forget) my umbrella on the bus. I'll have to buy a new one.

15 -I wish Maria WASN'T (not be) so impatient. It does her no good at all.

16 -I wish you WOULD STOP (stop) telling me what to do. It really annoys me.

17 -I wish your friend WOULDN'T TELL (tell) so many lies. It can't stand liers.

18 -I wish my daughter WASN'T (not be) so untidy. Her room is always a mess.

"I wish 3"

I wish / if only

An exercise 1 . Put the verbs given in brackets into the correct form.

I wish I __________ (be) taller so that I could be in the basketball team.

I wish I ___________ (can drive) a car and we could go traveling.

The Browns live in the city, but they wish they ________ (live) in the suburbs.

Robert can't dance very well, but he wishes he ________ (can dance) better.

Kate is having a hard time learning English at the University. She wishes she ________ (study) it better at school.

Mike didn't go to college after school. Now, he wishes he ________ (go) to college.

The weather was hot while we were there. I wish it _________ (be) a bit cooler.

I wish you ________ (stop) watching TV while I am talking to you.

I wish she _________ (can come) yesterday but she had an important meeting.

I wish I __________ (know) someone to whom I could have gone for advice when I was 18.

Exercise 2. Expand the brackets using

the required form of the subjunctive after "I wish".

The weather was awful. I wish it __________ (to be) better.

I wish I __________ (to know) Sue's telephone number.

I wish it__________ (not to rain) so much in England last week.

Do you wish you __________ (to study) science instead of languages ​​last year?

I feel sick. I wish I __________ (not to eat) so much.

It's crowded here. I wish there __________ (not to be) so many people.

I wish I __________ (to be) taller.

I wish you __________ (stop) shouting. I am not dead you know.

I wish he__________ (to borrow) that book from the library last week.

I wish you__________ (to give) him my phone number at that party.

I wish it __________ (to stop) raining.

I wish I ________ (can speak) several languages.

If only I _______ (to have) the chance to study when I was younger.

Exercise 3. Underline the correct option.

1) I wish he...

Exercise 3. Underline the correct option.

1) I wish he... (will get/got/would get) on better with his parents.

2) I wish you... (stopped/will stop/ would stop) talking at the lessons.

3) I wish I... (have/had/had) more money.

4) If only I... (was having / have had / had had) the chance to study when I was younger.

5) If only I... (would keep / kept / had kept) my appointment with the dentist yesterday. I wouldn't have toothache now.

6) If only you... (will/would/ wouldn't) make less noise.

7) I wish I ... (had been / hadn "t been / weren" t) disappointed after such an inspiring speech yesterday.

8) If only you ... (had been / would be / were) tolerant of each other "s moods in your family! You would get on better.

9) I wish I... (had learned / learned / have learned) to trust my own judgments in my childhood.

Answers to exercises.

An exercise 1.

1 were, 2 could drive, 3 lived, 4 could dance, 5 had studied, 6 had gone, 7 had been, 8 stopped, 9 could have come, 10 had known

An exercise 2.

1 had been, 2 knew, 3 hadn't rained / hadn't been raining, 4 had studied / had been studying, 5 hadn't eaten, 6 were not, 7 were, 8 stopped, 9 had borrowed, 10 had given , 11 would stop, 12 could speak, 13 had had

An exercise 3.

1 would get, 2 would stop, 3 had, 4 had had, 5 had kept, 6 would, 7 hadn "t been, 8 would be, 9 had

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"i wish2"

1.I wish I…………….(leave)

home earlier.

2.I wish she………………(behave)

more politely to her parents.

(not/forget) to answer her friend's email.

4.Mother wishes her son……………..

(follow) her advice.

5.I wish you………………(not/make)so

much fuss about it!

6.I wish our gardener………………

(be) more hard-working

It takes him ages to plant a few

seeds.

7.I wish my daughter……………….(tidy)

her room more often.

8.Peter wishes his boss ……………..(give)

him a pay rise last month.

9.If only I……………..(can) go away for a couple of days.

10.That music is driving me crazy.I wish you

………………..(turn) it down.

11.Helen wishes her brother……………….

(take) their dog to the vet yesterday.

12.I wish you……………….(call)

me before you came because I'm

in a hurry now.

13.If only I ……………..(know)

how to drive.

14.I wish I……………….(can) afford to buy

a bigger house.

15.She wishes she……………….(not/go) to the party last night.She feels awful today.

16.If only I…………………(keep) my mouth shut.I said terrible things to him.

17.I wish they………………(do) something

about the traffic problems in our area.

18. He wishes he ……………..(be)

more careful with his money.

can't pay all those bills.

In December 1831, 22-year-old Charles Darwin (later known as the author of the theory of evolution) arrived at the port of Plymouth to set off on a round-the-world trip on the brig "Beagle".

The young man had been preparing for this journey for a long time, and therefore what happened on Christmas night was a real blow to him. And here's what happened.

On the evening of December 24, Charles went to the pub with sailors and the captain of the Beagle, Robert Fitzroy. When the captain got drunk, he told Charles that he could not take him with him.

When asked by a shocked Charles why, he gave four reasons:

1) Charles has a small nose, which indicates a weak character;
2) Charles can't fry fish, which is a bad omen;
3) Yesterday Charles secretly kissed the captain's girlfriend, Mary Robinson, and Mary told the captain everything;
4) Charles's grandfather, the cunning Erasmus Darwin, won 200 gold guineas from Captain Fitzroy's grandfather at cards, and Fitzroy Jr. cannot let the offspring of the offender of the family onto the ship.

The next morning, a sad Charles looked at himself in the mirror, scratched his small nose, sighed, and said four phrases to his reflection:

1) Oh, if only I had a slightly bigger nose!
2) Oh, if only I knew how to cook fish!
3) Oh, if I had not kissed Mary Robinson the day before yesterday!
4) Oh, if my shameless grandfather Erasmus had not won 200 guineas from the captain's grandfather!

How did it sound in English? Please try to translate aloud and then read on.

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Charles began all four sentences with "If only". That is, "Oh, if only."

In the first sentence ("Oh, if I had a bigger nose!"), he regretted that he had a small nosenow, in the present tense.

And if we regret about the present, then we say If only + Past Simple (second form of the verb). So Charles said:

If only I had a bigger nose! (had is the second form of have).

In the phrase "Oh, if only I could cook fish!" Charles also regretted the present. And so he said:

If only I could cookfish! (could is the second form of can).

Here are a couple more examples of when we regret the present:

If only I knew the password! - Oh, if only I knew the password!(now)
If only I lived in Gabon! - Oh, if I lived in Gabon!(now)

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Now let's move on to the third and fourth phrases of Charles Darwin. In them he regrets about the past . And in such cases, you need to say If only + Past Perfect (that is, had + the third form of the verb).

So Charles said:

If only I hadn't kissed Mary Robinson!
If only my grandfather hadn't won 200 guineas from Fitzroy's grandfather!

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So let's summarize.

1) If we say "Oh, if only...",regretting the present, We are speaking If only + Past Simple (2nd form). For example: If only I knew the answer! Oh, if only I knew the answer!
2) If we say "Oh, if only...",regretting the past, We are speaking If only + Past Perfect (had + 3 form). For example: If only I hadn "t lost my wallet! - Oh, if I hadn't lost my wallet then!

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And the last. The phrase "If only"can always be replaced with "I wish", and everything else will be absolutely same . That is:

Oh if only I had a big nose! - I wish I had a big nose!
Ah, if I could fry fish! - I wish I could cook fish!
Ah, if I had not kissed Mary then! - I wish I hadn't kissed Mary!
Ah, if grandfather had not won 200 guineas then! - I wish my granddad hadn't won 200 guineas!

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And the last thing.

The quickest and easiest way to learn how to use this knowledge in practice is as follows:

Every day, over the next three days, for literally five minutes, come up with a few sentences with I wish / if only and say them out loud. If you can’t come up with it, do the exercise below, also out loud, without being embarrassed (but, on the contrary, rejoicing) that you have to do it again.

The main thing here is say phrases out loud.

Then, a week or two later, you will need to do the same task once - again, literally within five minutes, say the same phrases out loud. And that's it at this moment a miracle will happen - knowledge will be firmly planted in your head.

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And now - exercise.

Read the situation and comment on it using I wish or If only .

For example:

I can "t swim. (I wish) - I wish I could swim!
John doesn't want to marry me. (if only) - If only John wanted to marry me!
I said "f**k off" to my boss yesterday.(I wish) - I wish I hadn "t said that.

1. My wife hates the opera. (if only)
2. The tsar sold Alaska. (I wish)
3. I can't speak Dutch. (if only)
4. I ate so much last night! (I wish)
5. My boss comes to work very early!(I wish)
6. This sauna is broken. (if only)
7. The little Una threw away the tickets!(if only)
8. The train arrived late. (I wish)

Key to exercise - .

See you soon!
Anton Brejestovski

PS: The next day after talking with the captain, Charles opened the travel chest that his rich dad Robert gave to his son before the trip, took out two hundred golden guineas (and this is about 12 thousand pounds in terms of our money!) And gave a bribe to Captain Fitzroy, asking forget the loss of grandfather. And Robert, without thinking twice, forgave Charles and took him with him. The young scientist sailed for five years and learned much of what formed the basis of the theory of evolution.

Rephrase the sentences as in the example using the I wish... structure:

pattern: I'm sorry I haven't got a washing machine. - I wish I had a washing machine.

1. I "m sorry I don't live near my work.
2. I "m sorry our garden doesn't get any sun.
3. I "m sorry I called him a liar.
4. I "m sorry I don't know Finnish.
5. I "m sorry I didn't book a seat.
6. I'm sorry I haven't got a car.
7. I "m sorry I can" t drive.
8. I "d like Tom to drive more slowly (but I haven't any great hopes of this).
9. I "d like you to keep quiet. (You" re making so much noise that I can "t think.)
10. I'm sorry that theater tickets cost so much.
11. It "s a pity that shops here shut on Saturday afternoon.
12. It "s a pity he didn't work harder during the term.
13. It "s a pity you are going tonight.
14. It "s a pity I haven" t got a work permit.
15. I would like it to stop raining (but I "m not very hopeful).
16. I "d like you to wait for me (even though you are ready to start now).
17. I "m sorry I didn't bring a map.
18. I "m sorry I left my last job.
19. I "m sorry I didn't stay in my last job.
20. I "d like him to cut his hair (but I don't suppose he will).
21. I "d like him to stop smoking in bed (but I haven" t any great hopes).
22. I'm sorry he goes to bed so late.
23. I "m sorry I didn't know you were coming.
24. I'm sorry you told Jack.
25. I "m sorry I didn't ask the fishmonger to open these oysters.
26. I "m sorry you aren't coming with us.
27. I "m sorry you aren't going to a job where you could use your English.
28. It "s a pity you didn't ask him how to get there.

Answers to the exercise:

1. I wish I lived near my work.
2. I wish our garden got some sun.
3. I wish I hadn't called him a liar.
4. I wish I knew Finnish.
5. I wish I had booked a seat.
6. I wish I had got a car.
7. I wish I could drive.
8. I wish Tom would drive more slowly.
9. I wish you would keep quiet.
10. I wish the theater tickets didn't cost so much.
11. I wish the shops didn't shut here on Saturday afternoon.
12. I wish he had worked harder during the term.
13. I wish you were not going tonight.
14. I wish I had got a work permit.
15. I wish it would stop raining.
16. I wish you would wait for me.
17. I wish I had brought a map.
18. I wish I had not left my last job.
19. I wish I had stayed in my last job.
20. I wish he would cut his hair.
21. I wish they would stop smoking in bed.
22. I wish he didn't go to bed so late.
23. I wish I had known you had been coming.
24. I wish you hadn't told Jack.
25. I wish you had asked the fishmonger to open these oysters.
26. I wish you were coming with us.
27. I wish you were going to a job where you could use your English.
28. I wish you had asked him how to get there.

Offers from “I wish” is a rather difficult topic, but everything falls into place if you properly understand the meaning of these wish-turns. To do this, you need to know what is, and, because the sentences with I wish considered in this article are a kind of conditional sentences.

Meaning of sentences with I Wish

Verb to wish means “to wish, to want”, but sentences with I wish often translated as "I'm sorry that...".

For example:

I wish I had a million dollars. - It's a pity that I don't have a million dollars.

What's with the "sorry"? The fact is that such sentences express not just wishes, but wishes with a touch of regret that the desired does not correspond to reality (in the present tense), did not come true (in the past) or will not come true (in the future).

In Russian, they correspond to sentences like “I would like it to be like this, but, alas, it is like that” or sentences with “sorry”: “It’s a pity that it didn’t work out that way” - the meaning is approximately the same.

Actually, the proposal about a million dollars can be translated as follows:

I would like to me to have a million dollars! (but alas, I don't have it)

It won't be a mistake. This translation would be wrong:

I wish I had a million dollars.

This option is not suitable because it no hint of regret, only a wish, an expression of will.

Sentences with I wish express a feeling familiar to every person: regret about something not done, not fulfilled, not realized, not realized. Since we all, to be honest, often experience such regrets, turns with I wish in speech are used quite often - more often than we would like.

Offers with I wish are a kind of conditional. As in conditionals, they consist of a main part (I wish) and a subordinate clause. It is the subordinate part that affects the meaning of the expression.

Of course, in the main part there can be not only the first person, but also the second and third: You wish, She\He wishes, but for simplicity we will take examples only with the first person.

Here are the options for offers with I wish.

Summary table of sentences with I wish in English

I wish I did it: it's a pity that this is not / this is not so (in the present, less often in the future)

Sentence scheme: I wish + Past Simple.

If time is used in the subordinate part, the meaning of the expression is: there is (or will be) some unpleasant situation, and I would very much like it to be different, but this impossible. More often than not, such proposals refer to the present tense.

For example, a man found himself on a desert island without matches, he exclaims:

I wish I had matches!

It means that:

1. He has no matches.
2. They have nowhere to come from, the situation cannot be corrected.
3. He is very sorry that paragraphs 1 and 2.

Such similar phrases can be translated into Russian in two (at least) ways: using "it's a pity" and “I would like, I would like”. In textbooks, as a rule, the option with “sorry” is given. This “sorry” puts many into a stupor, because:

• firstly, it is not entirely clear what the “sorry” has to do with it, if in the original wish(want, wish)
• secondly, it is not clear why the denial appears in the Russian translation.

It will become clearer if we compare the two versions of the translation: their meaning is the same, just the forms of expression of the same thought are different.

I wish I had matches!

• It's a pity that I don't have matches! (and probably won't)
• I would like to so that I have matches! (but where do they come from?)

The option with “sorry” is found in textbooks more often, because it more accurately reflects the main semantic content of the phrase: regret. Whereas the option with “wanting” can be mistaken for not regret, and for wish:

I wish I had matches! (bring me matches!) wish.

It's not like this at all:

Oh, what a pity that I don’t have matches (I should have grabbed them, but who knew ...) - regret.

Meanwhile, it is not difficult to confuse these two options without delving into them. Therefore, the authors of textbooks prefer the option with “sorry” - here you certainly can’t confuse anything.

Where did the denial come from?

Please note: when we translate wish literally, as “want”, subordinate clauses in the English version and in the Russian translation are either both affirmative or both negative:

I wish I HAD matches. (approved) - I would like to have WERE matches. (approved)

I wish I DIDN'T have headache. (negative) - I wish I had NOT SICK head. (neg.)

But when we translate the phrase, inserting “sorry”, in the Russian version the subordinate clause turns out:

• negative, if in English is affirmative,
• affirmative if in English is negative.

I wish I HAD matches. (approved) - It's a pity that I have NO matches. (approved)

I wish I DIDN'T have a headache. (neg.) - It's a pity that I have HURTS head. (neg.)

This is required by the logic of the Russian language. If you do not “turn over” the verb in the Russian translation, then the meaning will change to the exact opposite: “It is a pity that my head does NOT hurt”.

This is where many get confused, because you have to “turn over” the sentence in your mind. If it’s difficult for you, just remember that the same phrase can be translated without shifters if you use “would like”:

I wish I HAD matches. - I would like to have WERE matches.

I wish I DIDN'T have a headache. - I would like to have NOT SICK head.

Other examples of a sentence with the construction I wish + Past Simple:

I was asked a difficult question, I don't know how to answer.

I wish I knew the answer.

• It's a pity, I do not know the answer.
• I would like to me to know the answer.

Note: I wish I knew is, by the way, a common colloquial pattern, like our “How do I know?” or “I don’t know myself”, “I would like to know myself”.

Where is the remote control? - Where's the TV remote?

– I wish I knew. - I would like to know.

When moving, it turned out that the chest of drawers did not fit into the car by just a couple of centimeters, so I would have to order a whole truck.

I wish I had a big car.

• It's a pity what i have not big car.
• I would like to so that I have a big car (but I have a small one).

And here is an example when a sentence of this type expresses regret about the impossibility of changing something in the future. Such sentences are rare, and they have a direct indication of the future tense, for example, the words tomorrow, next week, in a few days.

I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow.

• It's a pity that I have to work tomorrow.
• I would like to so I don't have to work tomorrow.

Very often in speech the turnover is used I wish I were - It's a pity that I didn't ... note that when a verb is used in a subordinate clause, it is put in the form were regardless of face. This is required by the norms of grammar, but in modern English, especially in colloquial speech, this rule is very often neglected.

I wish I were with my family I wish I was with my family.

• It's a pity what i am now not with my family.
• I would like to I have to be with my family now.

I wish I were doing it: sorry that this is not happening (or will not happen)

Sentence scheme: I wish + Past Continuous.

Offers with I wish + Past Continuos the meaning is the same as for sentences with Past Simple, but there are two important features:

1. It's about an ongoing, ongoing action.

I wish I were lying on a beach now.

• It's a pity what i am now don't wallow on the beach (and I'm at work).
• I would like to me now lie on the beach (and not to plow in the shop).

2. A sentence with I wish + Past Continuos can mean: “A wish with a touch of regret about some impossible / unlikely action in the future.” In other words: “I wish something happened (in the future)” or “It is a pity that this will not happen.”

I wish you weren't leaving tomorrow.

• It's a pity, what do you leaving tomorrow.
• I would like to I want you tomorrow not were leaving.

I wish I had done it: it's a pity that it didn't happen (in the past)

Sentence scheme: I wish + Past Perfect

Let me remind you that the meaning of the phrases I wish + Past Simple is that I wish there was something else currently available(less often in the future).

turnover I wish + Past Perfect means the same, but in relation to the past: there was a certain unpleasant situation in the past, and I would very much like it to be different, but this is already irreparable.

Sentences of this type are usually translated into Russian with the word “sorry” or with something identical in meaning; translation from “would like” is not always appropriate.

Example. The man woke up in the hospital. All in plaster. The doctor said that he had been in an accident and was injured because he was not wearing a seat belt. A thought flashed through the bandaged head of the patient:

I wish I had fastened the seatbelt.

It means that:

1. He did not buckle up (to fasten the seatbelt - fasten the belt).