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Conditional wish – wish – hope

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Conditional wish

Wish, é utilizado quando queremos falar sobre um “sonho irreal”, isto é, algo que gostaríamos que fosse diferente, mas no entanto, não é ou quando queremos mudar alguma coisa, mas que é pouco provável de se conseguir.

Hope, por sua vez,é utilizado quando falamos sobre algo que é possível e provável que aconteça.

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Present Wishes – a wish about the present (the unreal conditional)

Wish +(that) + subject + Past Tense

O verbo to wish é geralmente seguido do passado simples, mas também pode ser seguido do passado contínuo, quando falamos sobre alguma situação do presente em que não estamos satisfeitos, mas não podemos mudar.

E.x:

I wish I had a car:travelling by train is so slow!

I wish I had more money (=but I haven’t)

I wish it weren’t raining right now. – (It’s raining right now.)

I wish the sun were shinning right now.

I wish I went to visit my friends.

She wishes she were beautiful (= but she’s not)

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Pay attention!!

Uma coisa que precisamos prestar atenção: O verbo to be, na “condição irreal”,será sempre “were” independente do substantivo ou pronome.Veja:

I wish I were rich.

She wishes she were rich.

We wish we were rich.

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Past Wishes – a wish about the past – (impossible conditional)

Wish + subject + Past Perfect

Quando queremos falar de situações do passado em que não ficamos satisfeitos ou ações que nós lamentamos,usamos wish + past perfect.

I wish I’d studied harder!

I wish I hadn’t said that (= but I did)

He wishes he hadn’t bought the car (= but he did buy it.)

I wish I had taken that job in New York (= but I didn’t, so I’m stuck in Bristol)

I wish she had gone with me to school.

She wishes she had gone with him visit his parents.

I wish I hadn’t drunk so much.(Se eu não tivesse bebido tanto, eu teria estado melhor.)

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Wish + could + past perfect – Modal Verbs

I wish I could have gone with them to see the movie last week.

I am sure they wish they could have won the lottery last month.

I wish you could have come to my party.

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Future Wishes – a wish about the future (the real conditional)

Wish + subject + would/could + verb

É usado em situações em que não estamos satisfeitos e desejamos mudá-las ou que alguém as mude.

I wish it would stop raining.

I wish he would stop smoking. (= I don’t like it, I want him to change it.)

I wish you would go away. (= I don’t want you here, I want you to take some action.)

I wish you would stop drinking. – (You’ll probably not stop drinking.)

I wish I would go to New York next year.

My brother wishes he could come with me to the party, on Saturday.

I wish she could come to the party tomorrow. – (She can’t come to the party tomorrow.)

I wish you wouldn’t tell so many lies.

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Outras formas de uso de wish

wish + infinitive

Usamos esta estrutura em situações formais com o sentido de “want“.

E.x:

The service was unacceptable. I wish to see the manager.

If you wish to make a complaint, please telephone customer service.

I don’t ever wish to see you again! she said and stormed out of the restaurant.

I don’t wish to seem ungrateful, but I already have all the T-shirts I need.

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wish + object + infinitive

Assim como wish + infinitive, usamos wish + object + infinitive em situações formais com o sentido de “want“.

I do not wish my photograph to appear on the web-site.

Do you wish me to carry your suitcase, Madam?

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wish + two objects

Nós usamos wish + dois objetos para expressar melhores votos .

We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

I wish you a speedy recovery.

We wish you success in your career.

I wish you all the best in your new job.

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hopes and wishes: hope ( that) + present / future

Nós usamos normalmente hope + (that) com o present simple ou future (forma will),quando desejamos algo que parece provável de acontecer.

E.x:

I hope we don’t get snow tomorrow.

I hope he’ll talk to me at the party this evening.