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Wish / If Only

‘ya rit’ — tmenna 7aja machi wa9e3a

3lach had dars?

Sahla bezzaf w kaykhrej. 3 7alat w safi.

  1. 9A3IDA — 7FED GHI HADI
  • Wish 3la l’7ader: wish + past simple (madi: lbare7). (I wish I had a car.)
  • Wish 3la l’madi (ndama): wish + had + V3. (I wish I had studied.)
  • Wish 3la tghyir 3ada: wish + would + V. (I wish he would stop smoking.)
  • If only = wish (b 9owwa kbira). Nafs l’9a3ida.
  • M3a ‘be’ kaykteb were: I wish I were taller.
  1. MITAL — CHOUF KIFACH KAYTKTEB I wish I spoke English well. → ya rit kant kanhder inglizia mzyan. I wish I hadn’t said that. → ya rit ma gelt hadchi. If only she were here. → ya rit hiya hna.

⚠ 3ANDAK! wish + present = ghalet dima. ‘I wish I have’ ghalet -> ‘I wish I had’.

  1. TAMARINE — 7ELL B 9LEM
1. I wish I ____ (have) a big house.11. He wishes he ____ (be) taller.
2. I wish I ____ (study) harder last year.12. I wish my friends ____ (visit) me more often.
3. I wish he ____ (stop) shouting.13. I wish I ____ (pass) the exam last june.
4. If only I ____ (be) rich!14. If only my father ____ (be) here.
5. She wishes she ____ (know) the answer.15. I wish they ____ (not / make) noise.
6. I wish I ____ (not / eat) so much.16. She wishes she ____ (not / sell) her car.
7. They wish they ____ (live) near the sea.17. I wish we ____ (have) more time yesterday.
8. I wish it ____ (not / rain) yesterday.18. If only I ____ (speak) Spanish.
9. If only you ____ (listen) to me before!19. I wish you ____ (help) me now.
10. I wish I ____ (can) drive.20. He wishes he ____ (go) to university.

Before you leave this lesson

  1. Explain the main rule in your own words.
  2. Redo the examples without looking at the correction.
  3. Write one new example using the same pattern.
  4. Move to the previous or next lesson and connect the two rules.
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