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Wish and hope
Message de mathy11 posté le 06-07-2008 à 17:11:09
Hello everybody,
well;i can't find the difference between wish and hope .I know the tense of the verb used after them is different.
so, could you explain that for me?
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Modifié par lucile83 le 06-07-2008 17:40
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Modifié par bridg le 27-11-2008 19:28
Message de mathy11 posté le 06-07-2008 à 17:11:09
Hello everybody,
well;i can't find the difference between wish and hope .I know the tense of the verb used after them is different.
so, could you explain that for me?
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Modifié par lucile83 le 06-07-2008 17:40
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Modifié par bridg le 27-11-2008 19:28
Réponse: Wish and hope de mathy11, postée le 06-07-2008 à 17:15:00
sorry , but whish in the title is without "h"
Réponse: Wish and hope de micka, postée le 06-07-2008 à 17:15:11
Hello,
Here are some interesting links dealing with your question:
Lien Internet
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Bye,
Micka.
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Modifié par lucile83 le 06-07-2008 17:42
and some more :
Lien Internet
Réponse: Wish and hope de mathy11, postée le 08-07-2008 à 17:30:11
THANKS A LOT MICKARéponse: Wish and hope de trainer, postée le 21-07-2008 à 06:08:17
I HOPE someday my WISH will come true.
Réponse: Wish and hope de samsarasam, postée le 23-07-2008 à 17:32:23
Hello everybody!
So, we use "hope" to talk about what is real, likely, or possible. We use "wish" to talk about what is unreal, unlikely, or impossible.
That's what I am understand...
See you soon.
Réponse: Wish and hope de nancie, postée le 23-07-2008 à 19:44:59
Hope : espoir
Wish : voeux, souhait
Réponse: Wish and hope de cecilward, postée le 20-10-2008 à 16:39:57
A few examples might help. Examples marked (*) are ungrammatical or semantically bizarre.
I hope this plane doesn't crash.
*I wish this plane won't/doesn't crash.
I wish she would kiss me.
I hope she kisses me.
I wish I had learned to play the piano.
*I hope I had learned to play the piano.
I hope (that) this planet has a breathable atmosphere. (before opening the spacecraft door)
I wish this planet had a breathable atmosphere. (after opening the door)
I wish (that) I had checked that this planet had a breathable atmosphere before I opened the door just then.
*I wish this planet has a breathable atmosphere.
I wish to get married.
I want to get married.
I hope to get married.
I hope she loves me, because I've bought her a ring and I'm going to look a fool tonight in front of everyone if I'm wrong.
*I wish she loves me...
I hoped that she loved me. I wish that I had taken the time to find out if she really did, because I gave her a ring in front of everyone and then she said "no".
I wish I had a Ferrari. (I don't.)
*I hope I had a Ferrari.
I wanted to get a Ferrari, so I finally did/so I bought one.
I wanted a Ferrari, so I got one.
I always wished I had a Ferrari, so I bought one.
I wanted to get a Ferrari, but I had no money.
I wanted a Ferrari, but I had no money.
I always wished I had a Ferrari, but I had no money.
When the police were chasing me, at that point I wished that I had a Ferrari.
*I hope I had a Ferrari.
*I hoped to get a Ferrari, so I finally bought one.
I hoped to get a Ferrari, but I never had enough money.
I hoped to win a Ferrari in a competition, but I only won a set of spoons.
*I hoped a ferrari
I was hoping for an end to the war.
I was hoping that the war would end by the end of the year.
I hope you liked the movie darling? (at the end of the movie)
?I wish you liked the movie darling? (at the end of the movie)
I wish you liked olives.
I wish we had never come. I know that it was a cheap holiday, but why did we ever choose Afghanistan?
I hope you didn't forget to bring your spacesuit. You know there's no atmosphere on this planet?
I really wish (that) you had remembered to bring your spacesuit. You know there's no atmosphere on this planet!
