Subjunctive - Wish

Sebagai subjunctive, kata wish ini dapat digunakan untuk menyatakan
suatu keinginan atau harapan yang tidak terpenuhi.

Wish – about the Future – mengungkapkan pengandaian akan keadaan atau
suasana di masa depan yang mungkin/tidak mungkin terjadi.

Bentuk : Subject + wish + that* + would/could
Subject + wish + that + past tense
* that dapat dihilangkan.

Contoh:

I wish she would come to his party tonight. (Real fact : She will
come if she finishes her job)
He wishes he were going to be here tomorrow. (Real fact : He's going
to be here is he has time)
I wish I could do the exam next week. (Real fact : I study and hoping
I can do it)


Wish – about the Present – mengungkapkan pengandaian akan keadaan atau
suasana saat ini yang tidak mungkin (impossible) terjadi.

Bentuk : Subject + wish + that* + past tense
* that dapat dihilangkan.

Contoh:

I wish I had a lot of money. (Real fact : I don't have much money.)
I wish he could help you. (Real fact : He can't help you.)
I wish I were a bird. (Real fact : I'm not a bird.)
I wish I knew her address. (Real fact : I don't know her address.)

#Untuk kata bantu dalam bentuk past digunakan : were (untuk semua
subject: I, you, they, we, he, she, it)

Wish – about the Past – mengungkapkan pengandaian akan keadaan atau
suasana masa lalu yang tidak terjadi.

Bentuk : Subject + wish + that* + past perfect
* that dapat dihilangkan.

Contoh :

He wishes he had told me the truth. (Real fact : He didn't tell me the truth.)
Sasongko wishes he hadn't met any obstacles. (Real fact : He met some
obstacles.)
I wish I had been more careful when I used it. (Real fact : I was
careless in the past)
She wishes she had married another man. (Real fact : She regrets she
chose him.)