Câu ước (Wish sentences)
Cấu trúc wish có thể được sử dụng để thể hiện mong ước một điều gì đó không có thật ở hiện tại hoặc giả định một điều trái ngược so với thực tế. Cách dùng này giống với cấu trúc câu điều kiện loại II.
Cấu trúc wish
Khẳng định: S + wish(es) + (that) + S + V lùi thì
Cấu trúc If only: If only + (that) + S + V lùi thì
Đối với thì tương lai:
Khẳng định: S + wish(es) + (that) + S + would/could + V
Cấu trúc If only: If only + S + would/could + V
VD:
Tom wishes that he had a big house (Tom does not have a big house, and he wants to).
I wish that we didn’t need to work today (we need to work today).
If only that we didn’t need to work today
If only that you lived close by me (you don’t live close by me).
I wish that I could speak Spanish (I can’t speak Spanish).
I wish that I had studied harder at school. (I didn’t study hard at school, and now I’m sorry about it/regret it).
If only that the train had been on time. (But unfortunately the train was late).
I wish that John wouldn’t busy tomorrow (he is busy tomorrow).
I wish that you wouldn’t smoke so much! (You do smoke a lot and I don’t like it).
Cách dùng khác của wish
1. Wish + to V: diễn tả mong muốn của bản thân
VD: I wish to speak to the headmaster.
I wish to go now.
She wishes to eat hamburger.
2. Wish + something/somebody……
Được sử dụng rất nhiều trong các lời chúc, mong muốn ai có được điều gì đó.
VD:
I wished him a happy birthday.
We wished you are Merry Christmas.
Exercise:
1. I wish I (go)……………………………. to the movie with you.
2. I wish I (have)……………………………………… day off.
3. I wish I (study)…………………………Latin instead of Greek.
4. I wish I (not / spend)………………………………. so much money.
5. I wish the weather (be) …………..…………….warm, so we could go swimming.
6. I wish I (ask)…………………………….………. him how to get there.
7. I wish I (not stay) ………….……………….. at home.
8. I wish I (not/ buy) …………….……………..that book.
9. I wish I (not/see) ……………….…………….him.
10. I wish I (not/call)……………….………………. him early.
11. I don’t have time to go to “High Quality Good Fair “. I wish I (go)…………………there.
12. The weather is very hot. I wish it (be) ……………….……………… cooler.
13. We seldom write to her. I wish we (write) ………….………… to her more often.
14. John doesn’t know how to swim. He wishes he (can) ….…………………..…… swim.
15. John doesn’t buy the book. She wishes she (buy) ……….…………………..… it.
16. Mai doesn’t pass the exam. She wishes she (study) …………….……..…… harder.
17. We will not go to Ha Long Bay next week. I wish we (go) ………….……… there.
18. It is raining now. I wish it (stop) ………………….………… raining soon.
19. My parents are not in now. I wish they (be) ……….…….……at home with us now.
20. I know Nam will not lend me his car. I wish he (lend) ……….……………… it to me.
21. I wish he …….…………………. here now. (be)
22. She wishes you ….……………………. better. (feel)
23. I wish that you ………….……………. here yesterday. (be)
24. I wish he ………………….……. he work tonight. (finish)
25. We wish you ………………….……. tomorrow. (come)
26. She wishes she …….…………………. the window last night. (open)
27. I wish you …………………. earlier yesterday. (leave)
28. We wish they …………………. with us last weekend. (come)
29. They wish he …………………. with them the next day. (come)
30. They wish we …………………. them some food yesterday. (give)
31. We wish you …………………. yesterday. (arrive)
32. I wish I …………………. the answers. (not lose)
33. You wish you …………………. what to do last year. (know)
34. I wish that he …………………. us next year. (visit)
35. She wishes that she …………………. at home now. (be)
36. I wish I ……….………. the news. (hear)
37. You wish that he ……….………. you last week. (help)