UNREAL SITUATIONS

I WISH / IF ONLY

There are four types of I wish / If only sentences.

1. A regret that a present, future or general situation is not what you would like it to be:

I wish / If only + S + Past

• I wish I were rich. (I am not)
• I wish it didn’t rain tomorrow.

2. A regret that sth happened or didn’t happen in the past.

I wish / If only + S + Past Perfect

• I wish I had already started studying for the exam. (I have not)
• I wish I had been able to go to the concert.

3. A desire for someone or something to change or to do or stop doing something.

This type of I wish sentence expresses some kind of ANNOYANCE.

I wish + S + WOULD + V

• I wish you wouldn’t smoke so much.
• I wish the children would be quiet.

NOTE: You CANNOT use WOULD when the subject of the subordinate clause is the same as the subject of the main clause.

4. A wish that sb was able to do sth which they can’t do.

I wish + S + COULD + V

• I wish I could give up smoking.
• I wish I could play the piano.

SAXON GENITIVE (EL GENITIVO SAJÓN)

SAXON GENITIVE (EL GENITIVO SAJÓN)

En inglés podemos expresar posesión de muchas formas:
- Con verbos que indiquen posesión: have, own, belong...
- Con determinantes posesivos: my, your, his, her, our, their...
- Con pronombres posesivos: mine, yours, his, hers, ours, theirs...
o con una estructura llamada Genitivo Sajón.

El Genitivo Sajón se utiliza cuando una persona tiene o posee algo. La estructura se basa en poner la persona en primer lugar seguida de un apostrofe y una "s" y después lo que posee.
          E.j. El perro de Mary      Mary's dog
                El coche de my padre     My father's car
                La casa de su amigo       His friend's house
Cuando el nombre del poseedor está en plural y termina en -s, entonces sólo añadimos un apostrofe.
          Ej. La clase de los alumnos       The pupils' classroom
Pero si el nombre del poseedor está en singular y termina en -s, entonces se añade el apostrofe y la "s".
          E.j. El libro de Carlos         Carlos's book

Cuando el poseedor no es una persona sino una cosa, entonces utilizamos la estructura con "of".
          E.j. Las ventanas de la casa          The windows of the house
                Las páginas del libro               The pages of the book

EXERCISES
- Fill in the gaps ex1
- Order the sentences ex2
- ' or 's ex3

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