Inglés Vll

Wish and If only Wish  and ‘ If only ’ are both used to talk about regrets – things that we would like to change either about the past or the present. Talking about the present ·          If only I didn’t have so much homework I could go to the concert tonight. She has a lot of homework and she can’t go to the concert. ·          I wish you didn’t live so far away. ·          I wish I knew what to do. When we talk about present regrets, both  wish  and  if only  are followed by the  past simple tense . The past tense emphasises that we are talking about something ‘unreal’. Talking about the past ·          I wish I’d studied harder when I was at school. He didn’t study harder when he was at school. ·          I wish I hadn’t eaten all that ...

Function:     we use it's (not) + adjective + infinitive clause when we want to use the adjective to describe an action or situation. This means the same as using yhe gerund as a subject. it'simportant to eat properly.=Eating properly is important. IMPERSONAL IT “IT” is used to replace a clause or phrase at the the beginning of a sentences : >When an INFINITIVE is a subject of a sentence, we usually begin the sentence with “it” and put infinitive later. For examples: It is easy to criticize.  =  To criticize is easy. It is better to be early. = To be early is better. >When a GERUND as a subject of a sentence, we usually begin the sentence with “it” and put gerund later. For examples: It is easy talking. = Talking is easy. It is difficult answering your questions. = Answering your questions is difficult. >”iT” can be used similarly when the subject of a sentence is a clause.  It would be possible to say: That he has not r...