Wishes and regrets | WISH | IF ONLY | HOPE - English grammar

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It's very interesting and well explained. I used your video to explain wish, if only and hope to my students. Thank you.

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Thank you for explaining the right uses of wish! You've helped me a lot 👏🏼

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If only, I had watched this video before. But I hope, I will watch these every day. If only, I'd live on an island.

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I've thought that those sentenses were so simple, but actually I notice I was totally wrong. Thank you for your fantastic and effective explanation. It will help me a lot. I hope =)

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[@marlonchosky]

Thank you🎉 I've got the following question. Which one is correct "I wish the band came here to Lima" or "I wish the band would come here to Lima"?

[@oxfordenglishnow]

The correct sentence is "I wish the band would come here to Lima." Here's why: "I wish" + past simple is used to express a wish about the present or future that is unlikely or impossible. For example, "I wish I had a car" (but I don't). However, when expressing a wish about something someone else does or does not do in the future, we often use "I wish" + would. In your case, "I wish the band would come" refers to a future action you hope for, but can't control. So the sentence "I wish the band would come here to Lima" is grammatically correct and conveys the meaning that you hope the band will come in the future.

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[@mariamkinen8036]

Hope means it is going to happen.This is pretty much fun n clear💕

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Maria, I think hope is a wish that something happens, it doesn't mean that it will. 😉

[@mariamkinen8036]

I wish he came. But i don't know if he will. More negative . Uncertain. I hope I will get the surgery in a few months' time. The queuing up normally take a longer while . Still a positive result. ? That's how I learnt it... straight A's. Fair . Ok.

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I once heard that hope means that something is going to happen sometimes in the future , in that the aim to succeed lies in our own hands.

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[@oxfordenglishnow]

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[@ФирдавсФайзиев-щ2я]

Thank you for clear explanation but I wonder to know which one of the following sentences correct: I hope you had a good holiday or I hope you have a good holiday.

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi, both sentences are correct but the first one is referring to a holiday you have already been on and the second is for a holiday you have not been on yet. I hope that helps.

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Hello mam... Thank you so much for this lesson....Which of the following question is right??? 1.How many marks did u score in ur exam? OR 2.How much marks did u score in ur exam? OR 3.What marks did u score in ur exam? Plz reply mam....

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Sayali, You would say: How many marks did u score in ur exam? or What did u score in ur exam? Hope that helps. 😊

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thanks a lot, Madam. I have trouble understanding these types of English sentences, as in, this Communicative approach to learning English is familiar to the students of classes 11.like this, I have found many English sentences writing these ways. if you have some time please make a video on this topic.

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[@hugooscarbanchieri4019]

THANKS FOR YOUR EXPLANATION. A DOUBT: MY FRIEND HAD AN EXAM LAST WEEK BUT I DON'T KNOW IF HE PASSED OR FAILED. MY DESIRE IS THAT HE DID WELL. HOW WOULD YOU SAY? I HOPE HE PASSED THE EXAM. I HOPE HE HAS PASSED THE EXAM I HOPE HE HAD PASSED THE EXAM THANKS IN ADVANCE.

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Hugo, I think you could say either, "I hope he passed the exam," or "I hope he has passed the exam." It is a choice between the past simple and the present perfect and it really depends on the viewpoint of the speaker. My first instinct was to use the past simple as it is a completed action in the past. However, if you want to convey a connection or result in the present. The third sentence doesn't work as its the past perfect which is used to represent an earlier past and here we don't have another action that it precedes. Hope that helps! 🙏

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[@oxfordenglishnow]

@@hugooscarbanchieri4019 Hi Hugo, Thanks for your great comments. Everyone has to stick to grammar rules when learning a language. The more you hear, read and speak a language the more it will become a question of what sounds right. But the rules do help too! Keep learning and keep positive! 🙏

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Great use of « I wish » Emeterio! 😀

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[@psychedelic8375]

What is the difference between : I wish I had studied for exam. and I wish I could have gone to the concert. ? Is it wrong to say I wish I had gone to the concert? Why?

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Glont, you can say, I wish I had gone to the concert. You didn't go but you regret it. Hope that helps!

[@gabrielabreu6892]

Perfect

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[@ritusonii2197]

thank u so much for this lesson ma'am would u plss answer my questions 1) The party was great.I wish you had been there. or i wish you would have been there. 2) Can we use could for past regret where it means 'was able to' "i wish i could help u. (was able to help u) plss snswer

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Ritu, For your question, the first sentence is correct: "The party was great: I wish you had been there." For your second question you can use was able to. You would say: "I wish I was able to help you," for a present regret or "I wish I had been able to help you," for a past regret. Hope that helps. Best

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[@naomi0689]

You can say " I wish you listened to me" or is only correct to say I wish you would listen to me.

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi, you can say, I wish you had listened to me, which is about a past regret, you didn’t listen. I wish you would listen to me is a wish about the present and future, I wish you would listen now… and you don’t. Hope that helps ! 🙏🏼

[@oscarmc5908]

I wish I had solved my doubts, but I didn't :( In the practice section of the video, I don't understand the following: 1st sentence: I wish I had more free time. "talking about the present and a situation you would like to change, but you can't" 3rd sentence: I wish the weather would change. I hate the cold! "to talk about something in the present that we would like to change, but can't". It's the same explanation, isn't it? I understand the theory (would for desires and past simple for regrets), but I can't tell them appart if I have to choose between them.

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Oscar, In the first sentence it is an unreal situation, you don't have more free time in the present, so you use the past simple. Whereas, wish + would is for something you find annoying and something you don't expect to happen. Or it can be used to complain about a situation. Also wish and would is only for things you can't change, whereas in the first sentence maybe you could get more free time. I would suggest you watch the video again to help you understand. I hope that helps!

[@oscarmc5908]

@@oxfordenglishnow Thank you very much for your reply and your thorough explanation. Now I understand this matter. The "problem" is that, after watching the video again, a new question has arisen in my head: It is clear that you can use wish + would to talk about bothering things in the present but, can you use wish + would to talk about future situations? Example: I have plan to to plan tennis tomorrow morning. I have just checked the weather forecast and it says it will rain. Therefore, "I wish it wouldn't rain tomorrow morning" sounds reasonable to me. I find this situation annoying and I don't expect it to change, as the weather forecast for the next day is quite accurate. Nonetheless, I think I could also say "I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow morning", asI feel that the verb hope is more appropriate to talk about things we want to happen in the future. Am I overthinking? :P

[@tuoitran8812]

Can you help me this one ;they regret :'tom couldnt catch jerry' change to they wish.......

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Tuoi, I wish Tom could have caught Jerry. I hope that helps!

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If only I had been with you

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[@ruansousa2798]

I wished her some good news. I wish I dated her. If only I had had a party on my 16th birthday. I wish she'd stop screaming. I I'm not happy at my current university. If only i could have entered that other university. I hope he is happy. I hope you had fun last summer. Hi, teacher, are you ok? I am loving your channel, I made these examples in order of topics, can you correct, please?

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Ruan, Thanks for the positive feedback. I wished her "Happy Birthday." I'm not happy at my current university. If only i could have gone to that other university. Just a few small changes, well done!

[@afsarmehdi6893]

If only I had studied,I would have passed the exam with good grades. I wish I were an eagle so that I could fly all over the world

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Great sentences! Well done!

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If only I had watched your videos before.

[@oxfordenglishnow]

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[@gauravshrivastawa3377]

Hello ma'am, actually I still have a doubt plz clear it. If i say. Such as :- I wish I would do that. [2] I wish I did that. What's difference between both? Can i use them interchangeably ( with exactly the same meaning) ??plz ma'am clear my doubt.

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Gaurav, yes they mean the same and can be used interchangeably. However, it seems more natural to say, "I wish I did that." Hope that helps!

[@gauravshrivastawa3377]

@@oxfordenglishnowyes now i got it. Thank you very very much ma'am for replying me !!

[@neveenmohammed8229]

How can l use wish with "should" ?

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She shouldn't smoke. (wish)

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Well, you could say, " Should you wish to......"

[@oxfordenglishnow]

No you shouldn't!

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Thank you Giuseppe for the positive feedback. I will also try to speak more slowly in the future. It is very important! Thanks 🙏🏼

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Best wishes or best hopes? Wish some wishes or hope some hopes? ♥️👼

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Can i say i wish i would be an teacher..??

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Sanaya, you could say, “I wish I was a teacher”. Regret in present. Or “I wish I could be a teacher.”

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[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Sanaya, I think you want to say, “It’s been one month since we came back from Mumbai.” 😀

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[@oxfordenglishnow]

Sure, when is a good time for you?

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I can talk to you at 2p.m (14:00) from your time zone.i hope this helps me improve my English.

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Can we make during the week? Sorry.

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During the other time I am at school.if you don't mind my asking what time of the day are you available?

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It is so hard to use correctly.

[@oxfordenglishnow]

Hi Tiberiumgod, I agree! this is a tricky area of English and you are not alone. Lots of people find it hard and that's why I made a lesson on it! Keep reading English and using it whenever you can! It really helps. Good Luck!

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