If I knew... I wish I knew...

Bu misala baxaq:

Sue wants to phone Paul but she can't do this because she doesn't know his number. She says:If I knew his number, I would phone him.

Sue says: If I knew his number... . Bu o deməkdir ki, Sue nömrəni bilmir. O sadəcə bildiyini fikrində təsəvvür edir. Reallıq odur ki, Sue nömrəni bilmir.

Bu cür halları təsəvvür etdikdə if past (if I knew / if you were / if we didn't etc.) formasından istifadə olunur. Məna indiki zamanı bildirir, keçmişi yox:

• Tom would read more if he had more time, (but he doesn't have much time)
• If I didn't want to go to the party, I wouldn't go. (but I want to go)
• We wouldn't have any money if we didn't work, (but we work)
• If you were in my position, what would you do?
• It's a pity you can't drive. It would be useful if you could.

Wish felindən sonra keçmiş zamanı işlətmək lazımdır (I wish I knew /1 wish you were etc.). Wiish feli ilə olan ifadədən o zaman istifadə edirik ki, nəyəsə görə peşman olduğumuzu bildirmək istəyirik:

• I wish I knew Paul's phone number.(= I don't know it and I regret this)
• Do you ever wish you could fly? (you can't fly)
• It rains a lot here. I wish it didn't rain so often.
• It's very crowded here. I wish there weren't so many people, (but there are a lot of people)
• I wish I didn't have to work, (but I have to work)

If və wish sözlərindən sonra was əvəzinə were də işlətmək mümkündür (if I were /I wish it were etc.):

• If I were you, I wouldn't buy that coat.   or    If I was you...
• I'd go out if it weren't raining.    or    ...if it wasn't raining.
• I wish it were possible.   or    I wish it was possible.

Adətən if və ya wish sözündən olan hissədə would modal felindən istifadə edilmir:

• If I were rich, I would have a yacht. ('If I would be rich' -- yox)
• I wish I had something to read. ('I wish I would have' -- yox)

Lakin bəzi hallarda wish...would ifadəsini işlətmək mümkündür. (Bu haqda növbəti dərsdə)

Nəzərə alın ki, could bəzən 'would be able to' , bəzən isə 'was/were able to' mənaları daşıyır:

• You could get a job more easily  (you could get = you would be able to get) if you could speak a foreign language. (you could speak = you were able to speak)