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SUBJUNCTIVE WISH

Penting untuk diingat bahwa pengertian dan pola kalimat ‘wish’ sama dengan ‘if-clause’ atau ‘unreal condition’.
Contoh :
1. Present unreal condition : If I were rich, I would be very happy (kenyataan =I am not rich, I’m not very
happy)
Sama dengan Present wish : I wish I were rich (kenyataan = I am not rich)

2. Past unreal condition : If you had been to the party last night, you would have
enjoyed it (kenyataan = you were not in the party, you would not enjoy it)

Sama dengan Past wish : We wish that you had been to the party last night (kenyataan = you were not in
the party last night.
Berikut adalah pola-pola kalimat ‘WISH’, penggunaan ‘that’ boleh dipakai atau tidak dipakai.
FUTURE WISH
WISH (Simple Past) REAL CONDITION (Simple Present)
1. Subject* + wish + (that) Subject + Could + Verb 1 + Object Subject + can’t + Verb 1 + Object

2. Subject* + wish + (that) Subject + Could not + Verb 1 + Subject + Can + Verb 1 + Object
Object

3. Subject* + wish + (that) Subject + Would + Verb1 + Object Subject + Will Not + Verb 1 + Object

4. Subject* + wish + (that) Subjct + Would Not + Verb 1 + Object Subject + Will + Verb 1 + Object

5. Subject* + wish + (that) Subject + Were + Verb-ing + Object Subject + Be 1 + Not + Verb-ing + Object

6. Subject* + wish + (that) Subject + Were + Not + Verb-ing + Subject + Be 1 + Verb-ing + Object
Object
*) Subjectnya bisa sama atau berbeda.
Contoh :
1. We wish that you could come to the party tonight (Kenyataan = You can’t come)
2. I wish that the he could not trick me. (Kenyataan = He can trick me)
3. I wish that you would stop saying that (Kenyataan = You probably won’t stop)
4. She wishes that they would not disturb her. (Kenyataan = They will disturb her)
5. She wishes that she were coming with us. (Kenyataan = She is not coming with us)
6. I wish that he were not telling lies. (Kenyataan = he is telling lies)

PRESENT WISH
WISH (Simple Past) REAL CONDITION (Simple Present)
1. Subject* + wish + (that) subject*+ verb 2 + object subject + do/does + not + verb 1 + object

2. Subject* + wish + (that) subject* + did not + verb 1 + object subject + verb 1 + object

3. Subject* + wish + (that) subject* + were + nouns/adjective subject* + BE 1 + Not + nouns/adjective

4. Subject* + wish + (that) subject* + were + not + adv. of plc./adj. subject + be 1 + adverb of place/Adjective
*) Subjectnya bisa sama atau berbeda.
Contoh :
1. I wish that I had enough time to finish my homework. (Kenyataan = I don’t have enough time)
2. We wish that he bought some food. (Kenyataan = he does not buy some food)
3. They wish that they didn’t have to go to class today. (Kenyataan = they have to go to class)
4. I wish that he didn’t come to my house. (Kenyataan = he comes to my house)
5. She wishes that he did not leave her. (Kenyataan = he leaves her)
6. I wish that he didn’t disturb me. (Kenyataan = he disturbs me)
7. I wish that she were kind to me. (Kenyataan = she is not kind to me)
8. I wish that he were not lazy. (Kenyataan = he is lazy)
9. He wishes that she were at school. (Kenyataan = she is not at school)
10. She wishes that he were not in the bar. (Kenyataan = he is in the bar)

PAST WISH
WISH (Past Perfect) REAL CONDITION (Simple Past)
1. Subject* + wish + (that) subject* + had + verb 3 + object subject + did + not + verb 1 + object

2. Subject* + wish + (that) subject* + had + not + verb 3 + object subject + verb 2 + object
 3. Subject* + wish + (that) subject* + could have + verb 3 + obj. subject + could + not + verb 1 +
object

4. Subject* + wish + (that) subject* + could not have + verb 3 + subject + could + verb 1 + object
obj.
*) Subjectnya bisa sama atau berbeda.
Contoh :
1. I wish that John had come to the party. (Kenyataan = John did not come to the party)
2. I wish that Linda had not left her job. (Kenyataan = Linda left her job)
3. I wish that I had washed the clothes yesterday. (Kenyataan = I did not wash the clothes yesterday)
4. We wish that we had had more time last night. (Kenyataan = we did not have more time last night)
5. She wishes that she could have come to the wedding party. (Kenyataan = she could not come to the party)
6. She wishes that John could not have finished the test. (Kenyataan = John could finish the test)

*) Subjectnya bisa sama atau berbeda.

Exercises:
Exercises:

A. Make the sentences below into the form of “Wish”.

Examples: = I don’t know his address

 I wish I knew his address

= She is not here

 I wish she were here

= He cancelled the meeting with his staff

 I wish he hadn’t cancelled the meeting with his staff

1. She didn’t come to the party 11 She is late for school

I wish that she came to the party ___________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
2 He always makes a lot of trouble 12 I don’t have any money
I wish that he ___________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
3 The manager fired the workers 13 The rain fell heavily
I wish the manager ___________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
4 I can’t speak French well 14 Your letter didn’t arrive on time
I wish I could speak French well ___________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
5 He didn’t work the assignment 15 I didn’t know her well
I wish he worked the assignment ___________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
6 The banker can’t lend me some money 16 My father is angry with her
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
7 They didn’t study so hard 17 He crashed his car into the wall
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
8 She made some mistakes 18 She made me suffering from love
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
9 My sister didn’t make some mistakes 19 I can’t solve this problem
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
10 He doesn’t live near the school 20 She refused my love
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
B. Choose the right answer by crossing A, B, C, or D.

1. I wish you stayed here with me, in fact ………….

A. You don’t stay here with me B. you didn’t stay with me
C. You hadn’t stayed with me D. you had stayed with me

2. I wish I could find the answer, in fact ………….

A. I didn’t find the answer B. I can’t find the answer
C. I can’t find the answer D. I don’t find the answer

3. He wishes she gave him a warm greeting, in fact ………….

A. She didn’t give him a warm greeting B. she doesn’t give him a warm greeting
C. She gives him a warm greeting D. she hadn’t given him a warm greeting

4. I wish he understood to what I said, in fact ………….

A. he hadn’t understood to what I said B. he had understood to what I said
C. he doesn’t understand to what I said D. he didn’t understand to what I said

5. I wish she were kind to me, in fact ………….

A. she isn’t kind to me B. she wasn’t kind to me
C. she is kind to me D. she was kind to me

6. I wish he had called me last night, in fact ………….

A. he called me last night B. he didn’t call me last night
C. he doesn’t call me last night D. he calls me last night

7. He wishes I helped him answer the test, in fact ………….

A. I am not helping answer the test B. I didn’t help him answer the test
C. I don’t help him answer the test D. I helped him answer the test

8. I wish I were rich enough to buy that car, in fact ………….

A. I am rich enough to buy that car B. I don’t rich enough to buy that car
C. I was not rich enough to buy that car D. I’m not rich enough to buy that car

9. I wish I had not married her this month, in fact ………….

A. I married her this month B. I didn’t marry her this month
C. I don’t marry her this month D. I marry her this month

10. I wish he accompanied me to school, in fact ………….

A. he accompanied me to school B. he doesn’t accompany me to school
C. he didn’t accompany me to school E. he accompanies me to school

11. She wishes she could finish her job on time, in fact ………….
A. she can finish her job on time B. she could finish her job on time
C. she doesn’t finish her job on time D. she can’t finish her job on time

12. They wish they could win the game, in fact ………….
A. they can swim win the game B. they can’t win the game
C. they don’t win the game D. they won the game

13. He wishes his girl hadn’t left him alone, in fact ………….
A. his girl left him alone B. his girl didn’t leave him alone
C. his girl leaves him alone D. his girl doesn’t leave him alone

14. We wish we had arrived in town this time, in fact ………….

A. we hadn’t arrived in town this time B. we don’t arrive in town this time
C. we didn’t arrive in town this time D. we arrived in town this time

15. My father wishes I passed the final exam, in fact ………….

A. I don’t pass the final exam B. I didn’t pass the final exam
C. I had passed the final exam D. I passed the final exam