to hope
to wish
EXAMPLES: hope
(you want something to happen or not to happen)
(you want something to happen or not to happen)
- Bill is really sick. I hope he sees a Doctor soon.
- Did you get accepted to the University of California, Berkeley? Not yet, but I hope to find out by the end of the week.
- I am going to the beach this morning. I hope it doesn't rain.
EXAMPLES: wish
(you want something to happen, but it is not likely or it is impossible)
(you want something to happen, but it is not likely or it is impossible)
- I wish studying in the US wasn't so expensive, but since it is, I will have to remain here and finish my degree.
- I wish Bill would see a Doctor, but you know how stubborn he is.
- I wish it would stop raining so much. I am dying to go to the beach.
COMMON EXAMPLES:
- I wish you would be quiet! I am trying to study.
- I hope you don't get caught in the snowstorm on the way to Tahoe.
- I wish the fighting in the Middle East would stop.
- I hope your wife gets better.
- I wish you would study English more, but I have little hope!
