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    If only/ I wish

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    If only/ I wish
    Message from siis posted on 26-04-2017 at 03:11:59 (D | E | F)
    Hello everyone
    please help me to understand the difference between if only and I wish.
    How can we use wish about past,present and future?
    Thanks for any reply.

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    Edited by lucile83 on 26-04-2017 08:32



    Re: If only/ I wish from gerondif, posted on 26-04-2017 at 11:52:57 (D | E)
    Hello
    An answer in the "would rather" post would answer your question about the use of I wish.
    If only and I wish are roughly synonymous
    If only expresses regret more easily.
    I wish expresses hope more easily.



    Re: If only/ I wish from soei, posted on 26-04-2017 at 16:16:03 (D | E)
    Hello. For the difference between them the answer is given in previous reply. The use of wish for simple future : I wish I could visit her.
    For simple present : I wish I was (were) a rich person.
    For simple past : I wish I had studied my lessons.
    Best regards



    Re: If only/ I wish from gerondif, posted on 26-04-2017 at 17:40:48 (D | E)
    Hello
    When you say
    I wish I would come, I wish I could visit her, you are using a conditional tense to express hope about the future.
    I wish she came. I wish I were rich , you are using a subjunctive tense to express regret or hope about a present situation.
    I wish she had come. I wish I had studied more, you are using a past-perfect tense to express regret about the past.



    Re: If only/ I wish from siis, posted on 03-05-2017 at 07:48:45 (D | E)
    Thank you in advance everybody for your effort!




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