English grammar
Wishes looking back: I'd have liked you to come / it if you'd come; was hoping you'd…; never thought she'd have…
Look back at what people wanted, asked for and expected: I'd have liked you to…, I was hoping you'd….
From the scene I'd have liked you to come
In short
For a wish that didn't come true: I'd have liked you to come, or I'd have liked it if you'd come.
Your turn
Which one goes with a wish that didn't come true?
Options: I'd have liked you to come · Grandma asked me to give you these letters · I'd have liked it so much if you'd come
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a wish that didn't come true → I'd have liked you to come
How it works
You know want / ask + someone + to. Looking back at a wish that didn't come true, use I'd have liked + someone + to + verb, or I'd have liked it if + past perfect.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
The one about my wedding. I wanted her (blank) my witness.
Options: that she was · be · to be
Show answer
The one about my wedding. I wanted her to be my witness.
La de mi boda. Quería que fuera mi testigo.
Good to know
For what you expected, use was hoping + would (I was hoping you'd send it), and for a surprise about something earlier, never thought + would have + participle (I never thought she'd have kept them).
a request in the past Grandma asked me to give you these letters
Javi
Doña Elena, Grandma asked me to give you these letters.
Doña Elena, la abuela me pidió que le diera estas cartas.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Doña Elena, (blank).
Options: I'd have liked you to come · I'd have liked it so much if you'd come · Grandma asked me to give you these letters
Show answer
Javi
Doña Elena, Grandma asked me to give you these letters.
Doña Elena, la abuela me pidió que le diera estas cartas.
a wish that didn't come true I'd have liked you to come
Your turn
What goes with I'd have liked you to come?
Options: the same with it if + past perfect · a wish that didn't come true · a request in the past
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I'd have liked you to come → a wish that didn't come true
the same with it if + past perfect I'd have liked it so much if you'd come
Elena
Rosario! I'd have liked it so much if you'd come...
¡Rosario! Me habría gustado tanto que vinieras...
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Rosario! (blank)...
Options: I'd have liked it so much if you'd come · Grandma asked me to give you these letters · I'd have liked you to come
Show answer
Elena
Rosario! I'd have liked it so much if you'd come...
¡Rosario! Me habría gustado tanto que vinieras...
an expectation in the past she was hoping you'd send it by post
Your turn
What goes with she was hoping you'd send it by post?
Options: a request in the past · a wish that didn't come true · an expectation in the past
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she was hoping you'd send it by post → an expectation in the past
surprise about an earlier action I never thought she'd have kept them
Elena
I never thought she'd have kept them.
Nunca pensé que las hubiera guardado.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank).
Options: I'd have liked you to come · I never thought she'd have kept them · Grandma asked me to give you these letters
Show answer
Elena
I never thought she'd have kept them.
Nunca pensé que las hubiera guardado.
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 request in the past | Grandma asked me to give you these letters |
|---|---|
| a wish that didn't come true | I'd have liked you to come |
| the same with it if + past perfect | I'd have liked it so much if you'd come |
| an expectation in the past | she was hoping you'd send it by post |
| surprise about an earlier action | I never thought she'd have kept them |
More lines from the story
- ElenaThe one about my wedding. I wanted her to be my witness.La de mi boda. Quería que fuera mi testigo.
- ElenaShe should have said so! I'd have asked Manolo to pay for her flight.¡Haberlo dicho! Le habría pedido a Manolo que le pagara el avión.
- JaviEvery one. She has kept them sixty years in a shoebox.Todas. Las ha conservado sesenta años en una caja de zapatos.