I wish...

I Wish... (Subjunctive Mood)

Learn how to talk about wishes in

English!

What is Subjunctive Mood?

• The subjunctive mood is for saying things you want but don’t have now.

• 「欲しいけど、今はない」と言う時に使います。

• Example:

  • Real: I don’t have a dog.

  • Wish: I wish I had a dog. 

  • (犬がいたらいいのに。)

• Think of 'I wish' as a way to dream about something different!

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What is Subjunctive Mood?

• The subjunctive mood is for saying things you want but don’t have now.

• 「欲しいけど、今はない」と言う時に使います。

• Example:

  • Real: I don’t have a dog.

  • Wish: I wish I had a dog. 

  • (犬がいたらいいのに。)

• Think of 'I wish' as a way to dream about something different!

​

What is Subjunctive Mood?

• The subjunctive mood is for saying things you want but don’t have now.

• 「欲しいけど、今はない」と言う時に使います。

• Example:

  • Real(現実): I don’t have a dog.

  • Wish: I wish I had a dog. 

  • (犬がいたらいいのに。)

• Think of 'I wish' as a way to dream about something different!

​

What is Subjunctive Mood?

• The subjunctive mood is for saying things you want but don’t have now.

• 「欲しいけど、今はない」と言う時に使います。

• Example:

  • Real(現実): I don’t have a dog.

  • Wish (願い): I wish I had a dog. 

  • (犬がいたらいいのに。)

• Think of 'I wish' as a way to dream about something different!

​

What is Subjunctive Mood?

• The subjunctive mood is for saying things you want but don’t have now.

• 「欲しいけど、今はない」と言う時に使います。

• Example:

  • Real(現実): I don’t have a dog.

  • Wish (願い): I wish I had a dog. 

  • (犬がいたらいいのに。)

• Think of 'I wish' as a way to dream!

• "I wish" は夢を見るような気持ちで使う言葉です。

Multiple Choice

What is subjunctive mood for saying?

• 今欲しいけど持っていないもの

• 今持っているけど欲しくないもの

• 今見ているけど食べないもの

• 今食べているけど見えないもの

Key Sentence Patterns

• Use 'I wish' with past tense (過去形) verbs (動詞) to talk about your wishes.

• Pattern:

  • I wish I could...

  • (できたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had...

  • (あったらいいのに。)

• Examples:

  • I wish I could swim. 

  • (泳げたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had a bike.

  • (自転車があったらいいのに。)

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Key Sentence Patterns

• Use 'I wish' with past tense (過去形) verbs (動詞) to talk about your wishes.

• Pattern:

  • I wish I could...

  • (できたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had...

  • (あったらいいのに。)

• Examples:

  • I wish I could swim. 

  • (泳げたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had a bike.

  • (自転車があったらいいのに。)

​

Key Sentence Patterns

• Use 'I wish' with past tense (過去形) verbs (動詞) to talk about your wishes.

• Pattern:

  • I wish I could...

  • (できたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had...

  • (あったらいいのに。)

• Examples:

  • I wish I could swim. 

  • (泳げたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had a bike.

  • (自転車があったらいいのに。)

​

Key Sentence Patterns

• Use 'I wish' with past tense (過去形) verbs (動詞) to talk about your wishes.

• Pattern:

  • I wish I could...

  • (できたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had...

  • (あったらいいのに。)

• Examples:

  • I wish I could swim. 

  • (泳げたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had a bike.

  • (自転車があったらいいのに。)

​

Key Sentence Patterns

• Use 'I wish' with past tense (過去形) verbs (動詞) to talk about your wishes.

• Pattern:

  • I wish I could...

  • (できたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had...

  • (あったらいいのに。)

• Examples:

  • I wish I could swim. 

  • (泳げたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had a bike.

  • (自転車があったらいいのに。)

​

Key Sentence Patterns

• Use 'I wish' with past tense (過去形) verbs (動詞) to talk about your wishes.

• Pattern:

  • I wish I could...

  • (できたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had...

  • (あったらいいのに。)

• Examples:

  • I wish I could swim. 

  • (泳げたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had a bike.

  • (自転車があったらいいのに。)

​

Key Sentence Patterns

• Use 'I wish' with past tense (過去形) verbs (動詞) to talk about your wishes.

• Pattern:

  • I wish I could...

  • (できたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had...

  • (あったらいいのに。)

• Examples:

  • I wish I could swim. 

  • (泳げたらいいのに。)

  • I wish I had a bike.

  • (自転車があったらいいのに。)

Multiple Choice

What tense(形) is the verb(動詞)?

• 過去形

• 未来時制

• 現在形

Reality(現実) vs. Wish(願い)

• Let's compare:

• Reality: I can’t play piano.

• Wish: I wish I could play piano.

• (ピアノが弾けたらいいのに。)

• Reality: I don’t have a cat.

• Wish: I wish I had a cat.

• (猫がいたらいいのに。)

​

Reality(現実) vs. Wish(願い)

• Let's compare:

• Reality: I can’t play piano.

• Wish: I wish I could play piano.

• (ピアノが弾けたらいいのに。)

• Reality: I don’t have a cat.

• Wish: I wish I had a cat.

• (猫がいたらいいのに。)

​

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Multiple Choice

What is the wish?

• I wish I can play piano.

• I wish I could play piano.

• I wish I canld play piano.

• I wish I play piano.

Reality(現実) vs. Wish(願い)

• Let's compare:

• Reality: I can’t play piano.

• Wish: I wish I could play piano.

• (ピアノが弾けたらいいのに。)

• Reality: I don’t have a cat.

• Wish: I wish I had a cat.

• (猫がいたらいいのに。)

​

Reality(現実) vs. Wish(願い)

• Let's compare:

• Reality: I can’t play piano.

• Wish: I wish I could play piano.

• (ピアノが弾けたらいいのに。)

• Reality: I don’t have a cat.

• Wish: I wish I had a cat.

• (猫がいたらいいのに。)

​

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Multiple Choice

What is correct

• I wish I had a cat.

• I wish I have a cat.

• I wish I could had a cat.

• I wish I could cat.

Reality(現実) vs. Wish(願い)

• Let's compare:

• Reality: I can’t play piano.

• Wish: I wish I could play piano.

• (ピアノが弾けたらいいのに。)

• Reality: I don’t have a cat.

• Wish: I wish I had a cat.

• (猫がいたらいいのに。)

Practice Time!

• Change these into 'I wish' sentences:

• Reality 1: I don’t have a car. (車がない。)

  • Wish:

Multiple Choice

正しい順序は何ですか?

• I wish I had a car.

• I had I wish a car.

• A car I had I wish.

Practice Time!

• Change these into 'I wish' sentences:

• Reality 1: I don’t have a car. (車がない。)

  • Wish: I wish I had a car.

• Reality 2: I can’t dance. (ダンスができない。)

  • Wish:

Multiple Choice

正しい順序は何ですか?

• I wish I could dance.

• Dance I wish I could.

• I wish dance I could.

Practice Time!

• Change these into 'I wish' sentences:

• Reality 1: I don’t have a car. (車がない。)

  • Wish: I wish I had a car.

• Reality 2: I can’t dance. (ダンスができない。)

  • Wish: I wish I could dance.

• Reality 3: I don’t have free time. (自由時間がない。)

  • Wish:

Multiple Choice

正しい順序は何ですか?

• Free time I wish I had.

• I wish free time I had.

• I wish I had free time.

Practice Time Finished!

• Change these into 'I wish' sentences:

• Reality 1: I don’t have a car. (車がない。)

  • Wish: I wish I had a car.

• Reality 2: I can’t dance. (ダンスができない。)

  • Wish: I wish I could dance.

• Reality 3: I don’t have free time. (自由時間がない。)

  • Wish: I wish I had free time.

Multiple Choice

I want to eat french bread...

• I wish I could go to France.

• I wish I could go to bread.

• I wish I could eat France.

• I wish I could sleep in France.

Wrap-Up

• Key Points:

• Use 'I wish' for things that you want but don’t have now.

• Use the past tense (過去形) after 'I wish.'

Paper Answer Game

I want to be rich...

I don't have food...

I don't have a house...

I want to be famous...

I don't have a boyfriend!

I can't play the guitar well.....

I want to be in my bed......

I can't speak Japanese......

I am weak...

I can't swim well...

I don't have a smartphone...

I am lonely....

I have to go to school on Monday....

I can't sing well....

I want to live in Tokyo...

My bike is broken...

I run very slow...

I draw bad...

My house is small...

I hate the cold...