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எங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுடன் 1-ஆன்-1 ஆலோசனை நேரத்தைப் பெறுங்கள். டாப்பர் ஆவதற்கு நாங்கள் பயிற்சி அளிப்போம்
Book Free DemoStudу the information about sentences with words "I wish" and "If only".
Words 'wish' and 'if only' are used to express a wish.
1. Use wish/ if only + past simple for the present when you want to say that we would like something to be different.
I wish/ if only I had a lot of friends. (But I don’t have a lot of friends.)
Рис. \(1\). Friends
2. Use wish/ if only + Past Perfect when you want to express regret that something happened or did not happen in the past.
If only I had followed your advice. (I did not follow it)
If I had come to my relatives last week. (I did not come to my relatives)
3. Use wish/ if only or a polite imperative or when you want to express your wish for a change in a situation.
3. Use wish/ if only or a polite imperative or when you want to express your wish for a change in a situation.
I wish she would put her things away.
I wish it would stop snowing.
Рис. \(2\). Snowfall
After pronouns we and I use could instead of would.
I wish I could support you.
Reference:
Рис. 1. Friends, 2017, https://pixabay.com/images/id-2567915/ Pixabay License CC0 Free for commercial use No attribution required
Рис. 2. Snowfall, 2013, https://pixabay.com/images/id-201496/ Pixabay License CC0 Free for commercial use No attribution required
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