Wish, if only ak regrè

Wish se konstriksyon angle sèvi pou eksprime mekontantman ak regrè, e li mache lè li dekale tan vèb la yon kran nan direksyon pase a pa rapò ak moman nou ap pale a.

Regrè sou prezan an : wish + past simple

I wish I had more time. (mwen pa gen)

She wishes she spoke French. (li pa pale l)

I wish I were taller. (were pou tout moun nan yon angle swanye)

Fòm pase a pa endike yon tan pase isit la. Li siyale irèyèl la.

Kreyòl la gen yon mekanis ki sanble ak si ak te : Si sèlman mwen te gen plis tan ; li ede w konprann lide a, men gen yon diferans enpòtan : kreyòl la sèvi ak menm mak te a pou prezan ak pou pase (Si sèlman mwen te konnen). An angle, ou dwe chwazi ant past simple ak past perfect. Epi pou eksprime regrè, Mwen ta renmen gen plis tan pa tradui mo pou mo ak I would like to have more time : fraz regrè a se I wish I had more time.

Regrè sou pase a : wish + past perfect

Se regrè yon bagay ki deja fèt.

I wish I had studied harder. (mwen pa t etidye epi mwen regrèt sa)

He wishes he hadn't said that.

Isit la ankò, gen parallèl : Si sèlman mwen te konnen tradui ak If only I had known, men an angle, fòm nan chanje (had known), pa sèlman mak te.

Sou konduit lòt moun : wish + would

Nou sèvi ak li pou yon bagay ki deranje w e ke lòt moun nan ta ka chanje.

I wish you would stop interrupting.

I wish it would stop raining.

Se ekivalan Mwen swete ou ta sispann an kreyòl.

Pou tèt ou, ou pa ka sèvi ak would : ❌ I wish I would be taller. ✅ I wish I were taller.

Yon moun ki pale kreyòl ka tante kalke Mwen swete mwen ta pi wo ak ta (would), se sa ki bay I wish I would be. Rezon entèdiksyon an : would sipoze yon volonte pou aji, e nou pa ka plenyen de pwòp volonte nou.

Wish + could : sou posibilite

I wish I could come. (mwen pa kapab)

I wish I could have come. (sou pase a — mwen pa t kapab)

Wish pa hope

Erè sa a pèsiste jiska nivo ki pi avanse yo. Wish pale de irèyèl ; hope, de sa ki toujou posib.

• ❌ I wish you pass the exam.
• ✅ I hope you pass the exam. (sa poko rive — gen yon posibilite)
• ✅ I wish I had passed the exam. (mwen pa t pase — regrè)

Erè a soti nan lefèt ke kreyòl la sèvi ak yon sèl vèb, swete, pou toulède (Mwen swete ou pase egzamen an / Mwen swete mwen te pase egzamen an). An angle, swete divize an de : hope pou sa ki posib, wish pou sa ki irèyèl.

Wish sèvi tou pou volonte ak yon non : I wish you luck. · We wish you a safe journey.

If only : vèsyon ranfòse a

If only mache egzakteman menm jan an, men ak plis emosyon.

If only I had known.

If only he would listen.

De konstriksyon ki gen rapò, ak menm pwosede a

Toulède pran fòm pase a ak yon sans prezan, tankou wish :

It's time + past simple — li lè deja.

It's time we left. · It's about time you learned to drive.

would rather + past simple — preferans sou aksyon yon lòt moun.

I'd rather you didn't smoke in here.

Konpare : I'd rather not go. (sou tèt ou → enfinitif san dekalaj)

Lòt konstriksyon regrè

should have + patisip — ou aji mal :

I should have asked first.

shouldn't have + patisip :

You shouldn't have told her.

could have + patisip — yon okazyon ki rate :

We could have caught the earlier train.

Kreyòl la di sa ak ta dwe ak ta ka (Mwen ta dwe mande, Nou ta ka pran tren anvan an). Atansyon : kreyòl la mete vèb la nu apre ta dwe / ta ka, alòske angle mete patisip pase a apre should have / could have.

regret + -ing ak regret to + enfinitif :

I regret telling him. (mwen di l sa epi mwen regrèt sa)

I regret to inform you… (fòmèl — yon move nouvèl ap vini)

Yon sèl règ ki dèyè tout sa : tan pase a nan angle jwe yon doub wòl : pase reyèl oswa prezan irèyèl. Apre wish, if only, it's time ak would rather, se toujou dezyèm lan.

Demen yon reyinyon dezas

A: I wish I hadn't said anything.

B: You were right, though. I just wish you'd waited until the end.

A: I know. It's time I learned to keep quiet.

B: I'd rather you didn't — someone had to say it.

Past perfect la pou regrè, wish + would pou repwòch bay yon lòt, e de konstriksyon ki gen rapò yo nan de dènye replik yo.

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