Evidentemente un deseo puede ser expresado con los verbos to want to, to wish, to desire,
to hope pero igualmente puede ser expresado con
un verbo auxiliar, o sea un verbo que normalmente se
usa para formar el futuro. Utilizado así pierde
completamente su valor semántico orginal.
Verbo
Ejemplo
will
Will you come to my place and have a cup of tea?
would
(querer)
I would go to the Carribbean, if I had the money.
would rather
(preferir)
He would rather be outside and enjoy the sun instead of being at work.
would
like to (querer)
She would like to buy milk, eggs and some vegetables.
Con verbos modales se pueden expresar deseos de esta forma.
verbo
ejemplo
to want to
We always wanted to go to Italy and last year we finally made it.
to wish
I wish I was rich!
to be willing to
They all are willing to help us.
to
insist on
Despite the good results the trainer insisted on more training.
