I wish to …

I wish to … We can use “I wish to …” to express wishes.

I wish to … I wish to be a teacher.

I wish to … I wish to have a teddy bear.

I wish to … I wish to play basketball after school.

I wish to … The wishes can be attainable or unattainable.

Attainable I wish to be a pianist.

Attainable I wish to have a bike.

Attainable I wish to visit Uncle John this Sunday.

Unattainable I wish to be a bird.

I wish to live on the moon. Unattainable I wish to live on the moon.

I wish to … We often use three types of sentence structures with ‘I wish to…’

1. ‘I wish to’ + verb ‘be’ + a type of person I wish to be a football player.

2. ‘I wish to’ + verb ‘have’ + a thing I wish to have an ice-cream for dessert.

3. ‘I wish to’ + verb meaning to do something I wish to write a great novel.

Exercise John’s birthday is coming. His family members ask him about presents he wants. Can you think of some nice ones for John? Mum: John, what do you want for your birthday? John: I wish to Dad: John, where do you like to go on your birthday? (any reasonable answer e.g. have a new computer.) (any reasonable answer e.g. go to the Disneyland.)

Exercise Brother: John, where do you like to celebrate your birthday? John: I wish to Grandpa: John, what do you want for your birthday? (any reasonable answer e.g. have a picnic and celebrate in the countryside.) (any reasonable answer e.g. have a new basketball.)