SOUHAIT/REGRET

LE SOUHAIT / LE REGRET :

Les outils de base :

Le souhait :

  • I would like to + BV

I would like to become a surgeon.

I would like to travel round the world.

I would like to have a cat.

J'exprime ce que j'aimerais faire/être/avoir etc... dans l'avenir plus ou moins proche.

  • I would like [you/him/her....] to+ BV

I would like you to arrive on time.

I would like them to stop complaining.

I would like you to work more seriously.

J'exprime ce que j'aimerais que quelqu'un fasse/ soit etc... dans l'avenir plus ou moins proche.

 

 

Le regret :

  • I wish/If only + sujet + verbe au prétérit.

I wish I were a superstar. = If only I were a superstar.

I wish we didn't have school today.= If only we didn't have school today.

I wish my parents were cooler.= If only my parents were cooler.

Avec ces deux structures, je regrette la situation présente, je rêve d'une réalité différente.

  • Je peux aussi  utiliser COULD et WOULD après I wish/if only.

I wish he could come.= If only he could come.

J'introduis l'idée de possibilité ( Si seulement il pouvait venir).

I wish he would listen to me.=If only he would listen to me.

J'introduis l'idée de volonté de quelqu'un d'autre. ( Si seulement il voulait bien m'écouter).

 
  • I wish/If only + sujet + verbe au pluperfect.

    • I wish I had seen him  = If only I had seen him. (Si seulement je l'avais vu).

    I wish we hadn't come.= If only we hadn't come.

    I wish my parents hadn't grounded me.= If only my parents hadn't grounded me.

    Avec ces deux structures, je regrette une situation passée, je rêve d'une situation passée différente.

     

Les exercices :