Listen for wishes

Listen for wishes

By Mr. Makmurdi

I wish I had an umbrella​.

Do you ever wish you could fly?

I wish I didn't have to work tomorrow, but unfortunately I do.​

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We use wish to say that we regret something

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The important idea to

remember about wishes is that a wish implies that the opposite of the wish is true.

The important idea to remember about wishes is

that a wish implies

that the opposite of the wish is true.

listen for wishes

Multiple Choice

(woman) It 's too bad that you have to stay here and work during the school break.

(man) I really wish I could go with you and the others to Palm Springs.

(narrator) What does the man mean ?

• Maybe he will go with the others on the trip.

• He's going on the trip, but not with the others.

• He's happy to be going on the trip.

• He is unable to go on the trip

I wish I had time to help.

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I wish I did not have time to help.

example

• An affirmative wish implies a

negative reality.

• A negative wish implies an

affirmative reality.

Point

KEY INFORMATION ABOUT WISHES

I wish he were at home. *

​[he is not at home]

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I wish he had been at home.

[he was not at home]​

example

A past tense verb implies a present reality.

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A past perfect tense verb implies a past reality.

Point

KEY INFORMATION ABOUT WISHES

​*Remember that were is used instead of was in wishes. I wish I were going.

Poll

(man) Do you think we'll be able to have the picnic today?

(woman) I wish the sky weren't so cloudy.

(narrator) What does the woman mean ?

• The sky is not very cloudy.

• The sky is rather clear.

• The sky is too cloudy.

• The sky yesterday was cloudier than it is today.

Multiple Choice

(woman) Did you enjoy the Thanksgiving dinner?

(man) I wish I hadn 't eaten so much.

(narrator) What does the man mean?

• He didn't eat very much.

• He thinks he is eating a lot.

• He ate too much.

• He plans on eating a lot.

Multiple Choice

(man) Are you coming to the party tonight?

(woman) I wish I could.

(narrator) What does the woman mean?

• She is coming to the party.

• She is not coming to the party.

• She will try to come to the party.

• She might come to the party.