Động từ “wish” được dùng để diễn tả một điều ước, một mong ước trái với thực tế.
1/- Câu ước ở hiện tại (Present wish)

S + wish + (that) + S + V (simple past)

Note: động từ tobe chúng ta dùng “were” cho tất cả các ngôi




Ex: I wish I knew how to fly an airplane.

I wish I had a lot of friends at school.

He wish he were a pilot.

2/- Câu ước ở quá khứ (Past wish)

S + wish + (that) + S + past perfect + PP

could have + PP

Ex: I wish I had gone to the theater with you last night.

I wish that we could have been at your house last night.

3/- Câu ước ở tương lai (future wish)

S + wish + (that) + S + could/would + V

Were + V_ing

Ex: We wish that you could come to the party tonight

I wish you would stop saying that.

She wishes that she were coming with us.