Used to talk about an action in progress in the past.
Past perfect continuous / HAD BEEN + VERB WITH ING
When a person feels like someone is less important or that doesn't deserve respect.
Look down on
She wish the had more time to practice her singing skills.
When was the period in time where Hitler was the president of Germany?
World war II/ Second world war/ 1933 - 1945
A school of magic is under attack
Harry Potter (and the deathly hallows)
This verb tense is used when we wanted things in our lives were different or to express a desire about the future.
Wish + would
When a plane stars a trip it...
Sets off
When I got to my workplace, my students have already arrived.
When I got to my workplace, my students had already arrived.
Who was the first president of the United States?
George Washington
Who is the female singer known as mother monster?
Lady Gaga
This verb tense is used when we want to talk about and action that happened before the present moment.
Past perfect / HAD+PAST PARTICIPLE
This phrasal verb is used when we want to express the action of focusing on something.
Get down
Amanda, which has been watching videos all day, hasn't taken a shower yet.
Amanda, who has been watching videos all day, hasn't taken a shower yet.
What's the name of the theory that states: "The basic idea is that instead of being an invisible force that attracts objects to one another, gravity is a curving or warping of space. The more massive an object, the more it warps the space around it."
Relativity theory
Songs like: Love of my life, Bohemian Rhapsody and Somebody to love belong to...
Queen
Used to express a desire in the present moment.
Wish + simple past
Another way of saying that someone would arrive/come back from a place.
Getting in
She three times a week goes for a walk at the park with her dog.
She goes for a walk at the park with her dog three times a week.
Who was the first american man to step on moon's surface?
Neil Armstrong
In this movie, a group of heroes fight against everything that wants to extermine humanity.
The Avengers
Used when something happened differently from how you expected them to happen.
Wish + past perfect
When someone wants to make you feel bad about yourself.
Put ... down
I wish I could watched movies in tv all day, but I had to be on school.
I wish I could watch movies on tv all day, but I had to be at school.
Who was the creator of the evolution theory?
Charles Darwin
The speech of: "on Fridays we wear pink" is from what movie?
Mean Girls