Hope and Wish

Present, past and future

Hope and Wish The verb hope when something is very

possible. The verb wish about impossible things or

things that are not likely to happen (things that you don't really expect to happen.)

I hope I can learn English well. I wish I could speak German, Russian and

Japanese.

We hope you get better soon. I wish I could travel all over the world for one

year.

PresentHope Wish

1.Hope/presentI hope he's all right.I hope he knows where the clinic is.I hope he's having a good time in Florida.I hope he likes Italian food.

1. Wish/pastI wish I knew how to speak Japanese. 2. Wish/past progressiveThey wish it weren’t raining now. 3. Wish/ could + base verbI wish I could type

*We use were for all subjects when we use wish

PastHope Wish

1.Hope/pastI hope she found the restaurant.I hope he passed his class last semester.

We don’t often use hope to talk about something in the past. It is not very common.

1. Wish/had + p.p.I wish I had passed the testI wish she had given me her phone number.

2. Wish/could + have + p.p.My friend wishes she could have gone to the movie with us.

FutureHope Wish

1.Hope/presentI hope he has a good time in Florida next month.She hopes he passes the test.

2. Hope/will + base verbI hope he'll have a good time in Florida next month.I hope you will be my roommate next year.

1. Wish/would + base verb

I wish he would quit smoking soon.

2. Wish/were going to + b. vI wish you were going to graduate with the rest of your classmates tomorrow.

3. Wish/could + base verbThey wish we could be there next month.

Hope and Wish Hope: Present and future hopes are expressed

by using present or future verbs or modal auxiliaries such as can in the dependent clause. Hope goes together with helping verbs such as will or can or to be.

I hope… Wish: Present and future wishes are expresed

by using would, could, or the simple past tense. (In formal English, were is used for all forms of of the verb be. Use of that is optional in these sentences) Wish goes with helping verbs such as would, could or past tense forms of other verbs.

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