English grammar
Wishing people well
Wish people well: have a great trip, have fun, enjoy your meal, I hope….
From the scene Have a great trip!
In short
Wish people well with have a + adjective + noun, have fun or enjoy your meal. For someone absent, use I hope.
Your turn
Which one goes with have fun?
Options: Have a great trip! Have a lovely day! · Enjoy your meal! · Have fun, all of you!
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have fun → Have fun, all of you!
How it works
Many wishes look like commands but aren't orders: have a great trip, have fun, enjoy your meal, have a lovely day.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Well, (blank) a great trip, all of you.
Options: have · make · do
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Well, have a great trip, all of you.
Pues buen viaje a todos.
Good to know
They're the same for one person or many. For a wish about someone who isn't there, use I hope + clause: I hope they can rest on the train.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
(blank) they can rest on the train, poor things.
Options: I want · I hope · I wish
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I hope they can rest on the train, poor things.
Que descansen en el tren, pobrecitos.
have a + adjective + noun Have a great trip! Have a lovely day!
have fun Have fun, all of you!
Elena
Of course. Have fun, all of you, dear.
Claro que sí. Que lo pasen bien todos, cariño.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Of course. (blank), dear.
Options: Have fun, all of you · Have a great trip Have a lovely day · Enjoy your meal
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Elena
Of course. Have fun, all of you, dear.
Claro que sí. Que lo pasen bien todos, cariño.
enjoy + noun Enjoy your meal!
Elena
And at lunchtime, enjoy your meal!
Y a la hora de comer, ¡que aproveche!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
And at lunchtime, (blank)!
Options: Have a great trip Have a lovely day · all of you · enjoy your meal
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Elena
And at lunchtime, enjoy your meal!
Y a la hora de comer, ¡que aproveche!
I hope + someone else I hope my parents have a good time.
Your turn
What goes with I hope my parents have a good time.?
Options: have a + adjective + noun · have fun · I hope + someone else
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I hope my parents have a good time. → I hope + someone else
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
| have a + adjective + noun | Have a great trip! Have a lovely day! |
|---|---|
| have fun | Have fun, all of you! |
| enjoy + noun | Enjoy your meal! |
| I hope + someone else | I hope my parents have a good time. |
More lines from the story
- ElenaWell, have a great trip, all of you.Pues buen viaje a todos.
- ElenaI hope they can rest on the train, poor things.Que descansen en el tren, pobrecitos.
- JaviThanks, Doña Elena. My parents are already on the train. They're exhausted.Gracias, Doña Elena. Mis padres ya están en el tren. Están agotados.
- ElenaMe? I haven't been invited, but never mind...¿Yo? No me han invitado, pero bueno...