Hello everybody. What's the difference between "would" and "wish"? Thanks for reply
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Would indicates something that might occur whether you want it to or not and is usually associated with the conditional.
I would go to the zoo but it is raining.
I would go to school but I don't enjoy maths.
Wish shows hope for something happening. It can be used for example when blowing out candles on a birthday cake - "Make a wish" e.g. make some hope for the future.
Wish could also be used similarly to would with a conditional but in this context it shows more of a hope that the event will occur.
I wish that I could go to school but today is Saturday.
It doesn't have to have a conditional though.
I wish that my Czech was better than it is!
Hope that makes sense
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Thank you very much, really complete and understanding.
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