Wish clauses

Có 3 dạng câu mong ước:
1. Mong ước không thật ở hiện tại:
Khẳng định:

S + wish(es) + S + V2/-ed + O

(to be: were / weren’t)
Phủ định:

S + wish(es) + S + didn’t + V

2. Mong ước không thật ở quá khứ:
Khẳng định:

S + wish(es) + S + had + V3/-ed

Phủ định:

S + wish(es) + S + hadn’t + V3/-ed

3. Mong ước không thật trong tương lai:
Khẳng định:

S+ wish(es) + S + would + V

Phủ định:

S + wish(es) + S + wouldn’t + V

Examples:

1. I wish I were on the beach now.
2. She wishes she could speak French.
3. My parents didn’t understand me.
– I wish my parents had understood me.
4. I don’t have a computer.
– I wish I had a computer.
5. What a pity! She won’t come with us tomorrow.
– We wish she would come with us tomorrow.