Inglés VI

Hope and wish Function: We use hope to refer to things that are possible in the present and future. We use wish and if only to refer to things that are impossible in the present. We use wish + would/wouldn´t to express dissatisfaction with a situation in the present. Form: Past: Hope + simple past Present: Hope + simple present Hope + present progressive Wish + simple past If only + simple past Wish + would Future: Hope + will Examples: Past: I hope you had a nice time at the party last night. Present: I hope I pass the exam. I hope you´re having a great time. I wish I had a better idea. If only you were here. I wish he would stop that noise. Future: I hope I´ll have enough money to buy a new car.                          Watch out! I wish I had some money (Right). I wish I would have some money (Wrong). I hope he arrives soon (Right). I hope he would arrive soon (Wrong). If only I have mor

Third conditional Function: We use the third conditional to talk about unreal situations in the past. We can use could or might/may instead of would in the result clause to talk about results that were possible in the past. Form:      If clause                                                           Result clause If + past perfect                          would, could, might/may + have + past participle We use a comma when the if-clause is at the beginning of the sentence. Examples: If you had studied business, you could have gotten a good job. If you had studied business, you might have liked it. If I hadn´t studied philosophy, I wouldn´t have met Jessica. I wouldn´t have met Jessica if I hadn´t studied philosophy. If you had gotten up earlier, you wouldn´t have missed the train. I would have studied history if I had gone to college. If he had studied history, he might have become a teacher. If I had found a job near my hometown, I wouldn´t h