Skill 14 Listen for wishes

Key information about wishes

POINT

An affirmative wish implies a negative reality.
A negative wish implies an affirmative reality.

EXAMPLE

I wish i had time to help
I wish i did not have time to help

MEANING

no time to help
time to help

POINT

A past tense verb implies a present reality.
A past perfect tense verb implies a past reality.

EXAMPLE

I wish he were at home
I wish he had been at home

MEANING

is not at home
was not at home