Izražavanje želja - Wishes

  Cesto koristimo I wish kada govorimo o situacijama koje su plod naše mašte, odnosno nešto što zamisljamo, nešto što je veoma često u potpunoj suprotnosti od trenutne situacije.

I wish I had my own car.

  Uz pomoć I wish možemo govoriti o našim željama u sadašnjosti i prošlosti.

 Želje u sadašnjosti

1. Kada govorimo o činjenicama, koristi se forma:

wish + (that) + past simple 

Primeri:

• I wish I knew where your father was.
• I wish you were here.
• I wish I could speak Rusian language.
• I wish I had a car.
• My boss wishes he could speak English better.

2. Kada govorimo o željama vezanim za radnju koja duže traje koristi se forma:

wish + (that) + past continuous

Primeri:

• I wish you weren't chasing these impossible dreams.
• I wish I was lying on beach now.
• I wish it wasn't raining.
• I wish I was having a picnic now.
• I wish you weren't leaving now.

Želje u prošlosti

1. Kada o govorimo o našim željama vezanim za prošlost, koristi se forma:

wish + (that) + past perfect simple

Obično na ovaj način izražavamo žaljenje za nečim iz prošlosti.

Primeri:

• I wish I hadn't eaten so much,
• I wish they had come on holiday with us.
• I wish we hadn't gone into partnership.
• I wish you had been here yesterday.
• I wish I had left before.

2. Za žaljenje za nečim što se desilo u prošlisti (ili se nije desilo), takođe koristimo i sledeću formu:

should/shouldn't have + past participle

Primeri:

• I should have eaten before I went in.
• I should have listened to my parents.
• You should have called me last night.
• Jane should have done her homework.
• We shouldn't have made a big mess here.