Grammar unit 10

Grammar unit 10

I wish / If only
يستخدم الماضي البسيط  بعد 
I wish / If only   للتعبير عن موقف غير حقيقي في المضارع
I wish I knew. = I don't know.
I wish you had time. = You don't have time.
I wish the teacher did something to solve the problem.   
= The teacher doesn't do anything to solve…
If only I lived in a quiet place.    = I live in a noisy place.
I wish I knew Paul's phone number.     = I don't know it.

I have to work hard.       
  = I wish I didn't have to work hard.
There are a lot of people in this place.       
  = If only there weren't many people in this place.

I wish , If only I , he , she , it , you , we , they were ...


يستخدم الماضي التام بعد 
I  wish / If only  في حالة التعبير عن موقف في الماضي
I failed the Chemistry test.       
   If only I hadn't failed the Chemistry test.
I didn't know that Gary was ill.   
   I wish I had known that Gary was ill.
I feel sick. I ate so much cake yesterday.   
   I feel sick. If only I hadn't eaten so much cake yesterday.
I didn't apply for that job.               
  I wish I had applied for that job.

في حالة وجود فعل آخر مع  

wish / If only   في الماضي
If only she hadn't told the police, everything would have been all right.
I wish he hadn't wasted all his money. He would have bought a new house.
في حالة وجود فعل مضاف له  
ing   بعد  regret 
نستخدم الماضي التام بعد  I wish
I regret not studying hard.   
    = I wish I had studied hard.

في حالة التعبير عن المستقبل  تستخدم   
I wish I , we could + inf
I wish he , she , you , they , it would + inf. 
I wish I could ride a horse.
I wish he would visit me next week.
If only I could visit Honolulu next year.

wish to + inf. = want to
I wish to see the manager, please.
If you wish to reserve a table, please telephone after 5 o’clock.

Hope + فاعل  + future simple / present simple
    I hope she comes tomorrow.
    OR: I hope she will come tomorrow.

Wish … + n.    (wish someone something)
    I wish you a speedy recovery.   
    I wish you good luck.
    I wish you a happy life.