( Form , Meaning and Function ) Wish and If only

( Form , Meaning and Function  )

Wish and If only
Wish and If only	Wish
	I didn’t see the TV comedian. I wish I had seen the TV comedian.	Past
You want to buy someone a present, but you don’t have enough money. If only I had enough money to buy that present .	I am not a big fan of his jokes. I wish I found his jokes funny.	Present
I wish he wouldn’t use his cell phone in class. I wish the children would stop interrupting.	He won’t lend me his car. I wish he would lend me his car.	Future
	I wish I were rich. He wish he were a better student	Subjunctive

 

Change in tenses :

Past ------Past Participle.

Present ------ Past.

Future------Would + V1

Subjunctive ------ Were

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