wish
a)I wish to make a complaint = I want to make a complaint. (more formal)b)Sometimes wish is used in greeting and expressions of goodwill:
I wish you all the best in your new job.
I wish you a safe flight. (= I hope you a safe flight)
I wish you a happy birthday.
c) Wish is most commonly used in hypothetical (or imagined) situations:
- I wish that I had a dog. (I don't really have a dog, but if I did, I would be happy.)
I wish (that) you were here. (Unfortunately, you're not, and I miss you.)
He wishes he lived in Paris.
He never helps me with the dishes. I wish he would.
I've eaten too much. I wish I hadn't.
hope
Hope can also be used in expressions of goodwill, but the grammar is slightly different: I hope (that) you have a Merry Christmas. I hope (that) you had a nice Birthday. | (some time in the future) (some time in the past) |
I hope you a safe flight
The strike begins tomorrow. I hope the buses will still be running.
Hope can be used to specify a desired outcome. For future hopes, the possibilities remain open, but for past hopes, the outcome has usually been determined already.
I hope you can come to the party on Saturday. I was hoping that you would come to the party. I had hoped to see you at the party on Saturday.I hope to get an A on the exam. I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow. He hopes to be elected President. She hoped you wouldn't find her. | (future possibility) (but you didn't make it) (but I didn't)(it is still possible) (although it might) (it could happen) (but you probably did) |
In such situations, wish carries a more definite and formal tone.
I wish to see the doctor.I hope to see you again. | (right now)(anytime in the future) |
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