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6666 Module 43

A DepEd-BEAM Distance Learning Program supported by the Australian Agency for International Development

USING EXPRESSIONS: HOPE – CAN, WISH, COULD, WERE

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How are you today learner? In your previous module you have learned about active and passive voice. Today, you will learn more about verbs-the verbs used to express desires. This module will help you learn about words used to express desires – hope and wish.

Copy these sentences on a piece of paper. Fill in the blanks with hope/hopes or wish/wishes to express desires. Here are some examples.

- I wish I were rich.

- She hopes to graduate this year.

Start here:

1. My friends __________ to go to other planets. 2. I __________ to get high grades this grading period.

3. Our teacher always __________ to have well-behaved pupils every

year.

4. Father __________ to tour around the world.

5. He __________ to save more this year.

To the Learner

Let’s Try This

Let’s Learn This

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How did you find the pre-test? Are your answers like these? ( 1. wish 2. hope 3. hope 4. wishes 5. hopes)

Don’t worry Learner if you did not get a perfect score. This module will help you learn when to use words like hope and wish correctly. Read the dialog.

Let’s Study This

I wish I were a fairy. If I were

a fairy, I would use my wand

to change these dirty places

into a paradise.

I hope all citizens

would take care of

their own garbage so

we will have a clean

environment.

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Answer the questions.

1. What does Lina wish?

2. What does Lito hope?

3. Do you have the same desires with Lina and Lito?

4. As a student, how will you help make our surroundings clean?

Read the sentences taken from the dialog.

I wish I were a fairy. If I were a fairy, I would use my wand to change these dirty places into a paradise. I hope all citizens will take care of their own garbage so we will have a clean environment.

- What words did Lina and Lito use to express their desire? o Lina used wish while Lito used hope.

- When do we use wish? Hope?

o Wish is used for desires unlikely to happen. The past form of verbs could, would, had, and were is used with wish.

Examples:

1. I wish I were a king. 2. Mary wishes she could swim in the Pacific Ocean.

• If only can also be used to express desires unlikely to happen.

Example:

1. If only the birds can talk, they would tell us how wonderful it is to fly in the sky.

• Hope is used for desires likely to happen. The present form of

verbs like can, will and have is used with hope.

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Example:

1. I hope I can go to school tomorrow. 2. Sheila hopes Mother will come home earlier tonight.

A. Fill the blanks with wish/wishes or hope/hopes to express desires. Do this in your notebook.

1. Our teachers __________ that we will finish our projects today. 2. I __________ I can be an effective teacher someday.

3. I __________ I could fly to the moon.

4. The president __________ that she could answer all the problems

of Filipino people.

5. Jerry __________ that he can also be a part of the campaign for peace.

B. Identify whether the sentences express desires that likely or unlikely to happen. Write them in their proper columns.

Desires Likely to Happen Desires Unlikely to Happen.

Let’s Do This

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1. Jenny hopes forest guards will do their jobs well. 2. Joshua hopes illegal loggers will be apprehended and jailed.

3. Allan wishes he could be the king of the forests so he could

protect them.

4. If only the trees could talk, they would ask for a more strict form of punishment for illegal loggers.

5. I wish I could protect the trees in the forest.

Finished?

Check your answers against the Answer Key.

What’s your score?

If you got 8-10, go to the next module.

If you got 7 and below, do the next activity.

Fill the blanks with correct words to express desires. Choose from the words inside the box. Do the activity on a piece of paper.

1. My parent __________ that I will pass the test. 2. I __________ that could finish high school in two years.

3. __________ I could climb Mt. Everest.

Let’s Do More

wish if only would hope could can will were had

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When do we use wish and hope? Wish is used for desires unlikely to happen, the past form of verbs like could, would, had, and were is used with wish. If only can also be used to express desire unlikely to happen. Examples:

1. I wish I had magic powers so that I could help all the poor people.

2. If only I could be a millionaire, I would buy all the things that my poor pupils need.

Hope is used for desires likely to happen. The verbs

like can, will, and have are used with hope. Examples: 1. She hopes she can graduate this year. 2. I hope our pupils will study the hard everyday.

4. The people wish they __________ touch the skies.

5. Children hope that they __________ still have tress to climb on in

the future.

Let’s Remember This

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Answer √ if the sentence expresses a desire likely to happen and X if it expresses a desire unlikely to happen. Do this on a sheet of paper. Number 1 is done for you.

___X__1. I wish I were a fish so that I could swim in the water.

Start here.

______ 2. We hope that you can attend our music classes tomorrow.

______ 3. I wish I were a bird so I could fly to all the places I’ve never been to.

______ 4. If only polluted rivers could talk, they would surely tell us how people treated them.

______ 5. I hope you will be here again next month.

______ 6. Children wish they had super powers.

Finished?

Look at the Answer Key again then check your work.

How many correct answers did you get?

If you got 4-5, that’s great! Proceed to the next module.

If you got 3 and below, answer Let’s Enrich Ourselves.

Let’s Test Ourselves

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Answer each question in complete sentences. Do this in your notebook. Look at the example. Example: What do you hope for before taking a test? I hope that I can answer all the questions. Start here.

1. What do parents hope for their children? _______________________________________________________________

2. What does a blind person wish he or she could do? _______________________________________________________________ 3. What does a pupil hope when she goes to school? _______________________________________________________________

4. If you were a super hero, what do you wish you would do? _______________________________________________________________

5. What do teachers hope for their pupils? _______________________________________________________________

Let’s Enrich Ourselves

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Let’s Do This A.

1. hope 2. hope 3. wish 4. wishes 5. hopes

B.

Desires Likely to Happen Desires Unlikely to Happen

1. Jenny hopes forest guards will do their jobs well.

2. Joshua hopes illegal loggers

will be apprehended and jailed.

3. Allan wishes he could be the

king of the forests so he could protect them.

4. If only the trees could talk,

they would ask for more strict form of punishment for illegal loggers.

5. I wish I could protect the

trees in the forest.

Let’s Do More 1. hope 2. hope 3. if only 4. could 5. will

Answer Key

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Let’s Test Ourselves 2. √ 3. x 4. x 5. √ 6. x Let’s Enrich Ourselves Possible Answers:

1. Parents hope their children can/will finish their studies. 2. A blind person wishes he/she could see the beautiful things

around him. 3. A pupil hopes to learn how to read and write. 4. I wish I could help the needy. 5. The teachers hope that their pupils will learn in school.

(Let the teacher check your work. You may have different answers.)