English grammar
Recap: toasts and wishes in every tense — here's to + -ing, I hope, let's hope + present perfect, if only + past perfect, I wish + past
Make toasts and wishes in every tense, and round off a story.
From the scene And they all lived happily ever after
In short
Toast with here's to + -ing. Hope with let's hope, regret with if only + had, wish with I wish + past.
Your turn
Which one goes with a possible future?
Options: here's to this book being read all over the world · let's hope they've taken after Marisa · I hope I get some of the money
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a possible future → I hope I get some of the money
How it works
Here's to + noun + -ing toasts something you want (here's to this book being read).
Good to know
I hope + present is for a possible future (I hope I get some).
Good to know
Let's hope + present perfect is for something that may already be true (let's hope they've taken after Marisa).
Good to know
If only + past perfect regrets a past you can't change; I wish + past simple wishes the present were different.
Good to know
Stories end: and they all lived happily ever after.
a toast with -ing (passive) here's to this book being read all over the world
Elena
Here's to this book being read all over the world.
Brindo por que este libro se lea en todo el mundo.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank).
Options: Let's hope they've taken after Marisa · Here's to this book being read all over the world · I hope I get some of the money
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Elena
Here's to this book being read all over the world.
Brindo por que este libro se lea en todo el mundo.
a possible future I hope I get some of the money
Ramón
And I hope I get some of the money.
Y ojalá me toque algo de dinero.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And (blank).
Options: Let's hope they've taken after Marisa · I hope I get some of the money · Here's to this book being read all over the world
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Ramón
And I hope I get some of the money.
Y ojalá me toque algo de dinero.
something that may already be true let's hope they've taken after Marisa
Ramón
Let's hope they've taken after Marisa... and not Tomás.
Ojalá hayan salido a Marisa... y no a Tomás.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)... and not Tomás.
Options: Here's to this book being read all over the world · I hope I get some of the money · Let's hope they've taken after Marisa
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Ramón
Let's hope they've taken after Marisa... and not Tomás.
Ojalá hayan salido a Marisa... y no a Tomás.
a past you can't change if only you'd been here
Elena
If only you'd been here, Rosario. You'd have loved it.
Ojalá hubieras estado aquí, Rosario. Te habría encantado.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank), Rosario. You'd have loved it.
Options: If only you'd been here · Here's to this book being read all over the world · I hope I get some of the money
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Elena
If only you'd been here, Rosario. You'd have loved it.
Ojalá hubieras estado aquí, Rosario. Te habría encantado.
a present that is different I wish you were here with me
Common mistake
Not took or taking here. The twins, already born.
Let's hope they've taken after Marisa... and not Tomás.
Ojalá hayan salido a Marisa... y no a Tomás.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| a toast with -ing (passive) | here's to this book being read all over the world |
|---|---|
| a possible future | I hope I get some of the money |
| something that may already be true | let's hope they've taken after Marisa |
| a past you can't change | if only you'd been here |
| a present that is different | I wish you were here with me |
More lines from the story
- ElenaA letter? From nineteen sixty-five? And you never sent it to me?¿Una carta? ¿De mil novecientos sesenta y cinco? ¿Y nunca me la mandaste?
- ElenaThe end? No way, Ramón. Tomorrow I start the second one.¿Acabado? Ni hablar, Ramón. Mañana empiezo el segundo.