I wish + past simple
'Wish' uporabimo, ko govorimo o nečem, kar bi v sedanjosti ali v prihodnosti želeli spemeniti. 'Wish' in preteklik uporabimo za izražanje želja, ki so nemogoče ali zelo malo verjetne.
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I were home.
I could go with you
I was thin.
I didn't forget my homework.
it wasn't snowing.
she would help me.
you would be quiet.
you wouldn't do that.
I could get a better job.
it would stop.
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I am abroad and homesick.
I am sick and have to stay in bed.
I'm fat.
I always forget my homework.
It's snowing.
She won't help me.
You're making too much noise.
You keep interrupting me
I don’t like my work.
That’s a dreadful noise.
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• Z wish izrazimo željo, da bi bile stvari drugačne, kot so sedaj. Obžalujemo sedanjo situacijo ali stanje.
I wish I was rich. But I am poor.
He wishes he lived in Paris. But I live in Maribor.
I've eaten too much. I wish I hadn't eaten so much.
• Uporabimo wish in enostavni preteklik, da izrazimo želje.
I wish I
was younger.
• Uporabimo wish in would ter could, ko hočemo izraziti želje za prihodnost.
I always have to get home early. I wish my parents
would let me stay out later.
I wish that I
could go to the party tonight. (unfortunately, I am grounded.)
• Uporabimo wish in preteklik, ko govorimo o željah za sedanjost.
Everyone wishes they had more free time.
John wishes he didn't have so much homework.
(I don't have a big house, but it's a nice idea!).
• V vseh primerih lahko uporabimo tudi besedilo that za I wish.
I wish
that I had a brother or a sister.
I wish
that I could.
I wish
that I had a big house.