hypothetical meanings

1. Hypothetical meanings

2. Something we would like to change in the present or the future I wish / If only it stopped raining !

3. Criticising or complaining about something I wish he would stop shouting

4. Can you criticise yourself ? I __________________ (stop) eating ! I wish I would stop eating ! If only/I wish I stopped eating !

5. Wish / if only + past (for present/ future ) + past perfect (for past regrets ) Wish + would to criticise Wish I would Hope + present simple (or past simple to talk about the past)

6. Other expressions with PAST TENSES It’s about time +PAST SIMPLE e.g It’s about time we left I’d rather e.g. I’d rather you didn’t smoke Past simple or It looks as if /as though Past perfect e.g.It looks as if you had seen a ghost !

7. Supposing Rewrite the following sentence starting with the word supposing : What would you do if you lost your keys ? Supposing you lost your keys , what would you do? Supposing = if (in Second Conditional )

8. I hope it __stops__! Hope + PRESENT SIMPLE for things that might happen in the future HOPE+PRESENT SIMPLE