1. UNIVERSITY OF MONTENEGRO
THE FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE ENGLISH COURSE – UPPER INTERMEDIATE Podgorica,

2. WISHES AND RELATED FORMS
With:
Wish / if only
It’s time / it’s high time/ it’s about time
Would prefer it if
Would sooner/ would rather

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4. WISHES AND RELATED FORMS
We use WISH AND IF ONLY with past simple and past continuous to express present wishes:
I wish Tom was/were here now.
If only I knew someone who could help me.
All the staff wish you weren’t leaving so soon.
If only it wasn’t/weren’t raining!

5. WISHES AND RELATED FORMS
We use WISH AND IF ONLY with past perfect to express past wishes and very often also to express regrets:
If only I had known you were coming.
I wish I had known you were coming.

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11. It’s time/ It’s high time/ It’s about time:
We use them with past simple and past continuous to express what the speaker would like to happen now/ in the future:
It’s time you had a haircut.
It’s high time you got a job.
It’s about time we were leaving.

12. It’s time/ It’s high time/ It’s about time:
We use them with past simple and past continuous to express what the speaker would like to happen now/ in the future:
It’s time you had a haircut.
It’s high time you got a job.
It’s about time we were leaving.

13. Would rather/would sooner:
We use them with past simple and past continuous to express preference now/ in the future:
I would rather you went home now.
I’d sooner you came next week.
I’d rather my family were spending/spent more time together.

14. Would rather/would sooner:
We use them with past perfect to express preference in the past and very often also to express regrets :
I’d rather you had told me before.

15. Would rather/would sooner:
We use them with zero infinitive when there is no subject after “rather/sooner” to express preference now/ in the future :
I’d rather have something to eat.

16. Would prefer it if:
We use it with past simple and past continuous to express preference now/ in the future:
I would prefer it if people didn’t use their mobile phone on public transport.
I’d prefer it if we were meeting/met at the cinema.

17. Would have preferred it if:
We use it with past perfect to express preference in the past and very often also to express regrets :
We would have preferred it if you had warned us at the time.

18. Would prefer:
We use it with to-infinitive when there is no subject after “prefer” to express preference now/ in the future:
I’d prefer to get involved.

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