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    Wish and hope (1)

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    Wish and hope
    Message de mathy11 posté le 06-07-2008 à 17:11:09

    Hello everybody,
    well;i can't find the difference between wish and hope .I know the tense of the verb used after them is different.
    so, could you explain that for me?

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    Modifié par lucile83 le 06-07-2008 17:40
    title

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    Modifié par bridg le 27-11-2008 19:28


    Réponse: Wish and hope de mathy11, postée le 06-07-2008 à 17:15:00
    sorry , but whish in the title is without "h"


    Réponse: Wish and hope de micka, postée le 06-07-2008 à 17:15:11
    Hello,

    Here are some interesting links dealing with your question:
    Lien Internet
    =

    Bye,

    Micka.

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    Modifié par lucile83 le 06-07-2008 17:42
    and some more :
    Lien Internet



    Réponse: Wish and hope de mathy11, postée le 08-07-2008 à 17:30:11
    THANKS A LOT MICKA


    Réponse: Wish and hope de trainer, postée le 21-07-2008 à 06:08:17
    I HOPE someday my WISH will come true.


    Réponse: Wish and hope de samsarasam, postée le 23-07-2008 à 17:32:23
    Hello everybody!
    So, we use "hope" to talk about what is real, likely, or possible. We use "wish" to talk about what is unreal, unlikely, or impossible.
    That's what I am understand...
    See you soon.



    Réponse: Wish and hope de nancie, postée le 23-07-2008 à 19:44:59
    Hope : espoir
    Wish : voeux, souhait


    Réponse: Wish and hope de cecilward, postée le 20-10-2008 à 16:39:57
    A few examples might help. Examples marked (*) are ungrammatical or semantically bizarre.

    I hope this plane doesn't crash.
    *I wish this plane won't/doesn't crash.

    I wish she would kiss me.
    I hope she kisses me.

    I wish I had learned to play the piano.
    *I hope I had learned to play the piano.


    I hope (that) this planet has a breathable atmosphere. (before opening the spacecraft door)
    I wish this planet had a breathable atmosphere. (after opening the door)

    I wish (that) I had checked that this planet had a breathable atmosphere before I opened the door just then.

    *I wish this planet has a breathable atmosphere.

    I wish to get married.
    I want to get married.
    I hope to get married.

    I hope she loves me, because I've bought her a ring and I'm going to look a fool tonight in front of everyone if I'm wrong.

    *I wish she loves me...

    I hoped that she loved me. I wish that I had taken the time to find out if she really did, because I gave her a ring in front of everyone and then she said "no".

    I wish I had a Ferrari. (I don't.)
    *I hope I had a Ferrari.
    I wanted to get a Ferrari, so I finally did/so I bought one.
    I wanted a Ferrari, so I got one.
    I always wished I had a Ferrari, so I bought one.

    I wanted to get a Ferrari, but I had no money.
    I wanted a Ferrari, but I had no money.
    I always wished I had a Ferrari, but I had no money.

    When the police were chasing me, at that point I wished that I had a Ferrari.

    *I hope I had a Ferrari.
    *I hoped to get a Ferrari, so I finally bought one.
    I hoped to get a Ferrari, but I never had enough money.
    I hoped to win a Ferrari in a competition, but I only won a set of spoons.

    *I hoped a ferrari

    I was hoping for an end to the war.
    I was hoping that the war would end by the end of the year.

    I hope you liked the movie darling? (at the end of the movie)
    ?I wish you liked the movie darling? (at the end of the movie)
    I wish you liked olives.

    I wish we had never come. I know that it was a cheap holiday, but why did we ever choose Afghanistan?

    I hope you didn't forget to bring your spacesuit. You know there's no atmosphere on this planet?

    I really wish (that) you had remembered to bring your spacesuit. You know there's no atmosphere on this planet!









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