B2–C1 · GFC · GFC020

Subject + wish(es) + different subject + would + infinitive

Explanation

A reusable frame from “Conditions and counterfactuals”. Compare how English and German express conditions and counterfactuals. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.

Structure

EN · EnglishSubject + wish(es) + different subject + would + infinitive

DE · GermanSubject + wünschte(n), different subject + würde(n) + infinitive

Anchor phrase

RU · Translation

Мне хотелось бы, чтобы ты говорил мне, когда что-то не так.

EN · English

I wish you would tell me when something is wrong.

DE · German

Ich wünschte, du würdest mir sagen, wenn etwas nicht stimmt.

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RU · Translation
Ей хотелось бы, чтобы соседи сделали музыку тише.
EN · English
She wishes her neighbours would turn the music down.
DE · German
Sie wünschte, ihre Nachbarn würden die Musik leiser stellen.
RU · Translation
Нам хотелось бы, чтобы они отвечали до истечения срока.
EN · English
We wish they would reply before the deadline.
DE · German
Wir wünschten, sie würden vor Ablauf der Frist antworten.

Pattern graph

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