Tema 3 · Nível B2

Wish e if only

Quem me dera… · Queria ter…

Velocidade do áudio
I wish…quem me derawish + passado

1Desejo sobre o presente

I wish I had more time. queria ter

I wish I were taller.

wish + passado = presente imaginário

2Arrependimento

I wish I had studied more. queria ter estudado

I wish I hadn't said that.

3Reclamar de alguém

I wish you would stop smoking.

I wish it would stop raining.

wish + would = irritação

4If only = mais forte

If only I had more money!

If only I had listened to you!

5Wish × hope

I hope you pass.possível, real
I wish you were here.impossível, imaginário

6It's time…

It's time we went home. já está na hora

It's high time you found a job.

Erros comuns de brasileiros

I wish I have a car.→I wish I had a car.
I wish I studied more. (no passado)→I wish I had studied more.
I wish you pass the test.→I hope you pass the test.
I wish I would be rich.→I wish I were rich.
It's time we go.→It's time we went.

Wish no presente = passado

Igual ao 2º condicional: o passado mostra que é imaginário.

I wish I lived by the beach. (mas não moro)

Com be: I wish I were…

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