Do you know these different ways to use the verb WISH in English?

Should you say I WISH I WAS or I WISH I WERE? Learn the most common ways that we use the verb WISH in this short and easy-to-understand video for English learners.
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  • @Izmawan
    @Izmawan6 ай бұрын

    Let's lern English here

  • @huongthanh2323
    @huongthanh23235 ай бұрын

    thank you

  • @rhea3234
    @rhea32346 ай бұрын

    Whatever you do, I wish you all the best.❤

  • @vankhoanguyen3994
    @vankhoanguyen39945 ай бұрын

    I wish that I could go to the USA this year. Thank you so much, Mike.

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    5 ай бұрын

    Perfect.✅😃

  • @rhea3234
    @rhea32346 ай бұрын

    I wish I could repay his kindness.❤

  • @Sapito-nd4df
    @Sapito-nd4df2 ай бұрын

    I wish you the best, Mike. You deserve all the blessings that come your way..😊😊

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    2 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @BachirouAdamou-eq1vx
    @BachirouAdamou-eq1vx6 ай бұрын

    I like your videos. You teach very important things ❤

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez16676 ай бұрын

    I wish people loved each other in this new year as they do it during New Year's Eve.😊😊

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez16674 ай бұрын

    I wish I had you nice American accent. I wish you good luck. I wish you had more patience. I wish you all the best in this year. Thanks a lot, Mike. I always I wish you more success.😊😊

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    4 ай бұрын

    Thanks, Evelyn!

  • @evelynquinonez1667

    @evelynquinonez1667

    4 ай бұрын

    My pleasure, Mike.😊😊

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez16674 ай бұрын

    She wishes she had studied more for the exam. I wish I was more serious about learning English a few years ago. I wish I were a super Evelyn to not forget everything I learn from each one of your lessons, Mike.😊😊

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    4 ай бұрын

    You are a Super Evelyn!

  • @evelynquinonez1667

    @evelynquinonez1667

    4 ай бұрын

    Wow. Thanks a lot, Mike. 😁😁😊

  • @Ahmed-ov9li
    @Ahmed-ov9li5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for everything 🌷🌷🌷 l see you as an angel and teacher

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    5 ай бұрын

    Wow. Thank you!

  • @Ahmed-ov9li

    @Ahmed-ov9li

    5 ай бұрын

    @@TeacherMikeEnglish ❤️

  • @guermahfatiha8050
    @guermahfatiha80504 ай бұрын

    I wish that I could fly to the moon. I wish that I had listened to your advice. I wish I were in the USA Some examples to practice!Thanks 🎉🎉🎉❤

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    4 ай бұрын

    Perfect examples!

  • @Sapito-nd4df
    @Sapito-nd4df2 ай бұрын

    I wish I could go to the USA to visit you, Mike.😊😊

  • @IrenaPawlowska-yw5ur
    @IrenaPawlowska-yw5ur6 ай бұрын

    This topic is somehow a bit difficult for me, therefore I'm glad that You have explained it in today's lesson. I wish I was a bit taller. I wish that I had gone to his home. I wish I were a bird. I wish I had told You that. I wish I knew what is happening. I wish he had finished such unpleasant reactions. I wish I had learned more French at school. Thanks a lot, Teacher, for this interesting and useful video!

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you! It looks like you get it! Great examples!

  • @abdulbhasith3719
    @abdulbhasith37196 ай бұрын

    I wish you the best wishes.

  • @claudiabautista4165
    @claudiabautista4165Ай бұрын

    Awesome!

  • @shieldstar5629
    @shieldstar562922 күн бұрын

    Yo what's up yall I hope you're feeling awesome this is really an incredible video thank you so much 😊😊😊😊😊😅

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    22 күн бұрын

    Thank you! You're very welcome!

  • @liwaywayrodriguez7359
    @liwaywayrodriguez73596 ай бұрын

    Happy new year teacher mike 🌟💫✨🙏

  • @user-dp4xi6wj6q
    @user-dp4xi6wj6q6 ай бұрын

    Thanks very much for explain to us these words

  • @samuelramirez-sc7qb
    @samuelramirez-sc7qb6 ай бұрын

    Very good video, thank you for it, Teacher Mike. Could you make one about the difference between "of" and "from"?

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez16676 ай бұрын

    I wish I was not so shy during the interview. I wish I were you, so I could speak English perfectly. I wish My mom had been more patient when she learned that I brought a new hurt bird home. Luckily, she understood me in the end.😊

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    I wish my mom had been more patient when she learned that I brought a new hurt bird home.

  • @evelynquinonez1667

    @evelynquinonez1667

    6 ай бұрын

    I've gotten it, Mike. Thanks for your help.😀

  • @CoronaVirus-uy1cw
    @CoronaVirus-uy1cw5 ай бұрын

    Good job

  • @mariamyaka6363
    @mariamyaka63633 күн бұрын

    Good job 👏

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    3 күн бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @mohammedhashim9952
    @mohammedhashim99526 ай бұрын

    Nice ❤️

  • @ivycantillero5103
    @ivycantillero51036 ай бұрын

    ❤️🙏

  • @venus-qw3fw
    @venus-qw3fw3 күн бұрын

    my friend has gone to their province for a vacation

  • @gerompauel
    @gerompauel6 ай бұрын

    I wish I had watched this video earlier 😊

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    So you also wish that I had made this video earlier. 😅

  • @gerompauel

    @gerompauel

    6 ай бұрын

    @@TeacherMikeEnglish Much earlier 😅

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    😅

  • @ThuNandarAung-bc5vz
    @ThuNandarAung-bc5vz6 ай бұрын

    Hello Teacher Mike!I am your new scriber and follower on KZread and Facebook.I have never seen a teacher like you.I really thank you for teaching very clearly. If my grammar is wrong,I am sorry for this. I am your student from Myanmar ❤I Wish you to be healthy and happy my lovely teacher🙏

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    You're very welcome, and your writing is very good! Also, please never apologize for your grammar!

  • @ThuNandarAung-bc5vz

    @ThuNandarAung-bc5vz

    6 ай бұрын

    @@TeacherMikeEnglish l know I don't need to apologize but ... Yeah let it be☺️ Thank you for reply teacher.I'll try my best 🙆

  • @shieldstar5629
    @shieldstar562922 күн бұрын

    Great job you're very cool 😅😅😅😅

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    22 күн бұрын

    🙏

  • @user-rb8gu3so6p
    @user-rb8gu3so6p6 ай бұрын

    🌹

  • @marimon2831
    @marimon28316 ай бұрын

    Olá professor, me chamo Mariana e sou do Brasil. Desculpe por comentar em português. Primeiro de tudo, quero dizer, sem demagogia nenhuma, que você é o melhor professor de inglês de toda a Internet, não apenas o melhor mas o mais subestimado também, você deveria ter muito mais reconhecimento, por que seu trabalho é simplesmente espetacular. Eu tenho uma dúvida, acho que seria um bom tema para um futuro video: Você acha que assistir vídeos em ingles com legenda pode ser um problema? Eu assisto 100% dos vídeos em inglês com as legendas ativadas. É muito mais fácil para mim identificar as palavras. É incrível como a minha compreensão do que está sendo dito diminuiu quando eu desativo as legendas. As legendas também são úteis para reconhecer novas palavras. Mas eu percebi que isso pode ser um problema. Muitas pessoas passam a vida toda lendo legendas e não aprendem o idioma. Qual a sua opinião sobre legendas? Você acha que elas podem ser um problema? As legendas são como aquelas rodinhas de apoio que crianças usam quando estão aprendendo a andar de bicicleta e usar legendas por muito tempo é como nunca largar essas rodinhas?

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    Hi, Mariana! Thank you so much! In fact, I do agree that subtitles are like training wheels that need to be taken off eventually or almost immediately. However, that also depends upon your goals. And I have a video about this topic. It should be the first video that you see when you go to my channel page.

  • @cliphalong
    @cliphalong6 ай бұрын

    Hi Mike. Can you make 1 video about "-ed" but you dont spell it out like "used to" I spill my drink on the floor vs I spilled my drink on the floor are they sound the same? Happy new year.

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    5 ай бұрын

    Even if you don't hear the D very much, your tongue still touches the top of your mouth to stop the L sound.

  • @zakariouedraogo6586
    @zakariouedraogo65866 ай бұрын

    🎉hi teacher 👋

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez16676 ай бұрын

    I wish I could have super powers. I wish you had been more considerated with beggars. I wish she had told the truth about her health. I wish I was not shy in my childhood. I wish I was there for you.😊

  • @nasreenahmed9007
    @nasreenahmed90076 ай бұрын

    Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaao nice

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez16676 ай бұрын

    This is an interesting topic. I wish I had your American accent.😊😊 I wish I had wings like a bird. 🤣🤣

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    Great examples!

  • @evelynquinonez1667

    @evelynquinonez1667

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks a lot, Mike.😀😀

  • @evelynquinonez1667

    @evelynquinonez1667

    4 ай бұрын

    I wish I had you nice American accent. I wish you good luck. I wish you had more patience. I wish for the best to come. Thanks a lot, Mike. I always wish you the best.😊😊

  • @LuuLy-cu1or
    @LuuLy-cu1or6 ай бұрын

    They wish they could go back in time and invest in our company before it became successful. My son wishes he had studied harder for the exam last week. Listening to this lesson only 4 times is not enough for me, but I have to sleep now. I'll come back to it later. Thank you very much, Mike. Have a good day.

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    Wow! Really good examples! Great work!

  • @user-vb9sh7wl9q
    @user-vb9sh7wl9q6 ай бұрын

    How about constructions like "Wish you were here"? It uses first type despite the fact that we're talking about other person.

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    Good point. For normal things like that, you use the first construction that I gave you. "Wish that someone would" is usually for wishing that they change an (annoying) behavior.

  • @user-vb9sh7wl9q

    @user-vb9sh7wl9q

    6 ай бұрын

    @@TeacherMikeEnglish thank you 😊

  • @nico4880
    @nico48805 ай бұрын

    1) I wish that I saw my best friend more often 2) I wish I spoke English fluently 3) I wish I were more productive in the morning

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    5 ай бұрын

    Perfect! But you need periods at the end of your sentences.

  • @nico4880

    @nico4880

    5 ай бұрын

    @@TeacherMikeEnglish Thanks you Teacher Mike

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez16676 ай бұрын

    I wish I had a house at the beach. I love swimming.😊 Most peruvian girls wish they were tall because they are short. That is not my case 😊

  • @Sapito-nd4df
    @Sapito-nd4df2 ай бұрын

    I wish I could explore other planets.😊😊

  • @guermahfatiha8050
    @guermahfatiha80506 ай бұрын

    In which tense we use the verb after hope? For exampe I hope you succeed Thankd

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    You can use different tenses depending on what you want to say. Have you watched the "hope" video yet?

  • @nico4880
    @nico48805 ай бұрын

    I have a question because sometimes we use that and sometimes we don't.

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    5 ай бұрын

    Yes. It doesn't affect the meaning. In writing, you should always include it. When speaking, you do not need to.

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez16674 ай бұрын

    I wish I were a steward, so I can practice my English with native speakers.

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    4 ай бұрын

    so I could✅😀

  • @evelynquinonez1667
    @evelynquinonez16676 ай бұрын

    I wish I could go back in time to see the dinosaurs and Jesus. 🦕 I wish they wouldn't make so much noise. I wish Chompi hadn't hit Pinky. Thanks a lot, Mike.

  • @venus-qw3fw
    @venus-qw3fw3 күн бұрын

    i wish i were an actress

  • @nguyennhatanh727
    @nguyennhatanh7276 ай бұрын

    I wish i could fly as a bird!

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    I think you mean either: I wish I could fly like a bird. I wish I were a bird so that I could fly.

  • @nguyennhatanh727

    @nguyennhatanh727

    6 ай бұрын

    @@TeacherMikeEnglish i made a mistake between As & Like!

  • @fatioudih715
    @fatioudih7156 ай бұрын

    It's unreal past.

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    If we use past perfect, yes, we are talking about something that didn't happen.

  • @ElviraSmithP23
    @ElviraSmithP235 ай бұрын

    I wish I were invited to Olivia's birthday party. I wish the foggy weather would end. I Wish Christmas Would Never End (by Cayson Renshaw). I wish I had more time to practice my English. She wishes she had a nice voice. She wishes she could become a famous opera singer. John wishes he had a better job. They wish they didn’t live here. I wish my sister would knock at my door before coming into my room. I wish he would take off his shoes before going to the room. I wish he would quit smoking. I wish he had arrived earlier. I wish I had bought that interesting book. I wish you had come to our Christmas party. I wish I had caught an earlier train. I wish I hadn’t eaten so much fish. I feel sick. I wish I had met you before I applied for this job. She wishes She had not bought that expensive dress. She wishes she could dance. The little Mermaid wishes the handsome Prince would recognize her. The little Mermaid wishes she had legs and she found a wonderful love. The little Mermaid wishes she had her wonderful voice again and she could tell the Prince her closely guarded secret. The little Mermaid wishes she hadn't drunk from flask which was full of elixir. 🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🧜‍♀️🐚🐚🐚🐚🧪🧪🧪

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    5 ай бұрын

    Wowwww! The only mistake I see immediately is in the last one. Maybe you mean to say "had drunk from"?

  • @ElviraSmithP23

    @ElviraSmithP23

    5 ай бұрын

    @@TeacherMikeEnglish yes, Thank you so much, Teacher. I've fixed it.

  • @nirajthakor9748
    @nirajthakor97485 ай бұрын

    Which all of the sentences are correct? 1) I wish i spoke English fluently 2) I wish i could/would speak English fluently 3) Oh i wish the rain started before we go (In summer I'm wishing because I don't want to go) 4) Oh i wish the rain would started (the same situation i told above) 5) I wish i didn't eat unhealthy 6) I wish i wouldn't eat unhealthy

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    5 ай бұрын

    1 and 2 are correct, but they are slightly different. The same is true with 5 and 6. 3 and 4 are both incorrect.

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    5 ай бұрын

    I wish it would start raining before it's time to leave.✅ But honestly, I would probably say "I hope it rains soon so that we don't have to go."

  • @nirajthakor9748

    @nirajthakor9748

    5 ай бұрын

    @@TeacherMikeEnglish Thank you sir but when should i use Past subjunctive and when to use Past modals? Could you please differenciate my given examples 1 and 2 like how they are different in their on way.

  • @nirajthakor9748

    @nirajthakor9748

    5 ай бұрын

    @@TeacherMikeEnglish I wish it would start raining... I thought here Past subjunctive would work because I'm wishing it when hot 🔥 summer season is going on and would means although it is used with unreal but it also indicates FUTURE UNREAL which can at least happen in future but we know it can't and maybe never but still i want explanation from you sir 🙏

  • @venus-qw3fw
    @venus-qw3fw3 күн бұрын

    i wish that my husband would love me again

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    3 күн бұрын

    😥

  • @paulgiel8988
    @paulgiel89885 ай бұрын

    I wish that I had done with my studies. Susan wishes that she had married a rich man .

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    5 ай бұрын

    I wish that I were done with my studies.✅ You mean that you are still studying now, right?

  • @user-ds1ur1bo7w
    @user-ds1ur1bo7w6 ай бұрын

    You are a great Teacher.🤍

  • @TeacherMikeEnglish

    @TeacherMikeEnglish

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you!