tailieunhanh - OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 148

OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR-148 sau đây là giáo trình lý thuyết tiếng anh và bài tập áp dụng từ cơ bản đến nâng cao , nhằm giúp các bạn có thể tự mình ôn tập và củng cố thêm về nền tảng kiến thức môn Anh văn , tự tin đạt kết quả tốt trong kỳ thi ngoại ngữ | OXFORD PRACTICE GRAMMAR 148 WISH AND IF ONLY We can use I wish or if only to express a wish. Jessica wishes she was slimmer. If only is stronger and more emphatic than wish. We can use a clause with if only on its own or we can add another clause. only I wasn t so fat. If only I wasn t so fat I would be able to get into these trousers. B Wish. would Look at these examples. wish you would put those shelves up soon. Tom wishes his neighbours wouldn t make so much noise. If only you d try to keep the place tidy. Wish If only . . would expresses a wish for something to happen or to stop happening. C Wish . the past Look at these examples. wish I lived in a big city. It s so boring in the country. We all wish we had more money don t we If only I was taller I might be better at basketball. Wish and if only with a past-tense verb express a wish for things to be different. We can use were instead of was see also Unit 145B . If only I were taller I might be better at basketball. We cannot use would in these sentences but we can use could. wish I could sing but I can t . I feel so helpless. If only I could speak the language. Compare wish with would and with the past. I wish something exciting would happen. I wish for an action in the future. I wish my life was more interesting. My life isn t interesting. D Wish . the past perfect We use wish and if only with the past perfect to express a wish about the past. wish you had told me about the dance. I would have gone. I wish I d got up earlier. I m behind with everything today. I wish you hadn t lost that photo. It was a really good one. If only David had been a bit more careful he d have been all right. We do not use would have for the past but we can use could have. wish I could have been at the wedding but I was in New York. 148 EXERCISES Wish . would B What might you say in these situations Begin I wish . to someone who never answers your e-mails I wish you d answer my e-mails. to someone who makes rude remarks about you .