WISH AND IF ONLY FOR REGRETS

WISH 

AND 

IF 

ONLY 

FOR

REGRETS

En este blog vamos aprenderemos como expresar arrepentimientos  en ingles con wish/ if only. Cuando quieres expresar arrepentimiento (regret) por algo que hiciste o que no llegaste a hacer.

 En esta estructura, las expresiones "if only" y "I wish" van seguidas del pasado perfecto.

🔼I wish I had left the house earlier.
🔼 If only I had left the house earlier


Por ultimo habalaremos del uso de "I wish" y "if only" para hablar de algo en el presente y que nos gustaría cambiar. Suele ser algo que nos molesta. En estos casos la expresión "wish" va seguida del verbo modal "would". Sin embargo solo podemos usar "wish"+ "would" para hablar de cosas que no podemos cambiar.

🔼I wish I wouldn't like chocolate cake so much.
🔼 Ojalá no me gustara tanto la tarta de chocolate.

NOTA: El siguiente video te servirá  para comprender mejor el tema.

 

Ejemplos: 

I wish I had learned to play a musical intrument when I was younger.

I wish I had been more adventurous.

I deefinitely wish I hadn´t smoked.

If only I had changed careers years ago.

INFINITE CLAUSES WITH IMPERSONAL IT

INFINITE 

CLAUSES 

WITH 

IMPERSONAL

 IT 

Function

We use it's (not) + adjective + infinitive clauses when we want to use adjective to describe an action or situation. 

Form 

IT'S (NOT) + ADJECTIVE + INFINITIVE CLAUSE 

Examples

MAIN CLAUSE	SUBORD	COMPLETMEN
"IT" IS + ADJ	"FOR" PRN	INFINITIVE CLS
It's difficult	for me	to guess what will happen.
It's hard		to know when a rat will get loose.
It's impossible	for us	to do  this project in 24 hours
It's important		to take a break twice a day.
It's possible	for you	to work on your own project.
It's exciting	for us	to be  here.
It's likely	for it	to get cold in the laboratory.

The next video will help you better understand the subject.