Week 7 grammar
• WISH • If ONLY • WOULD RATHER
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WISH –
about the present
I wish I had a donut !! wish+noun/pronoun+past simple 14/02/2015
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WISH –
about the past
I wish I had smiled. Wish+ noun/pronoun + past perfect 14/02/2015
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WISH –
for someone to do something now.
I wish she would feed me Wish + noun/pronoun + would (The first and second pronoun have to be different) 14/02/2015
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IF ONLY for Strong Wishes If only we had looked after the planet better. If only we looked after the planet better. If only instead of wish–(for present or past) 14/02/2015
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WOULD RATHER Stating what you would prefer to do/be
I would rather be orange. would rather + infinitive
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WOULD RATHER Stating what you would prefer someone else to do
I would rather you went first. would rather + object + past simple 14/02/2015
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