Las oraciones desiderativas
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Wish/ if only +Past simple
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Refers to a present situation that the speaker is unhappy about
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If only I had a computer. Hewishes his friendswere here now.
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Wish/ if only + Past perfect
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Expresess regret about a past action or situation
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If only I hadn’t lost my mobile phone¡. I wish hehad called me.
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Wish + could / would + base form
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Expresses a desire for something to happen in the future.
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I wish I could goto university. I like jack so much. Ifonly he would call me¡.
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Las oraciones desiderativas expresan un deseo. Se pueden formar de dos maneras: con el verbo wish o con la expresión if only. El verbo wish equivale aquí a desearía, gustaría; Cuando el sujeto es I se traduce por ojala, a continuación va seguido de una oración subordinada ya que la conjunción that se suele omitir. “Rick wishes that he lived closer to his school” “I wishthat I lived closer to my school”. If only = Ojala, si al menos. Tanto wish, como only pueden ser usados en varios tiempos verbales como. * Past simple:Nos referimos a situaciones presentes que quisiéramos cambiar “I wish I were more responsible” * Si el verbo que va en past simple es to be, todas sus personas se ponen con were “I wish/ if only it were that simple¡” * Con el past perfect nos referimos a hechos pasado, que ya no tienen remedio “If only I had known earlier” “Do you wish you had stayed in Ireland longer” * Con could o would + un verbo en la forma base, nos referimos al futuro, expresando la esperanza de que ocurra lo que deseamos “I wish i could pass the literatura test” * Si el sujeto de wish y del verbo en la forma base son diferentes, usamos would. “I wish / if only the weather would improve”
* a good deal = buen trato *above all= encima de todo* abroad= en el extranjero* apply for = solicitar* choice = opcion* come along= venir*dock= muelle* faraway= lejano* fortnight= quincena* get off= bajar* oil= aceite* pour down= fluya abajo* regret=pesar* roasting= asar* sail away= vela lejos* slight= leve* stifling= sofocar* straight= directamente* summon= invocar* term= termino* terrific= fabuloso* turn out= resultar* virtually= practicamente*afford= permitir* all in all= en general* cheer= aclamar* clap= palmada* convincingly= convincentemente*currently=actualmente* devoted= fiel* equipment= equipo* first-rate= de primer orden* front-row seats= asientos de fila delantera* go broke= se rompio
* look down on= despreciar* mainstream= corriente principal* might as well= podia tambien* mimic= mimico* move to tears= romper a llorar* name after= nombrar* no longer= jamas para nunca mas..* on stage= sobre etapa* perform= funcionar* profitable= provechoso* remain= permanece* rewarding= recompensar* unknown= desconocido* weird= raro* well worth= bien valorado* witness= testigo* wreck= ruina
* look down on= despreciar* mainstream= corriente principal* might as well= podia tambien* mimic= mimico* move to tears= romper a llorar* name after= nombrar* no longer= jamas para nunca mas..* on stage= sobre etapa* perform= funcionar* profitable= provechoso* remain= permanece* rewarding= recompensar* unknown= desconocido* weird= raro* well worth= bien valorado* witness= testigo* wreck= ruina
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