Past tense of I would like to

[Szofisz]

Hi :)

My question is how to put this sentence in the past tense:
" I would like to get some messages from you"
If I write " I wanted" - for me it sounds to hard..
I am thinking about " I wished to get some message from you"

[Joe]

There are several ways you could "soften" the sentence in the past:

I would have liked to get some messages from you

I would have loved to get some messages from you

I really wanted to get some messages from you

I would have been very happy to get some messages from you

[Krisi]

Hi :)

My question is how to put this sentence in the past tense:
" I would like to get some messages from you"
If I write " I wanted" - for me it sounds to hard..
I am thinking about " I wished to get some message from you"

would is a modal verb. It is the past tense of will.
this is a type of linking verb to express ability, permission, obligation... etc.
can/could, may/might, shall/should, must are other examples of modal verb.


(note: this is just for your information)

[Szofisz]

Tahnk You, Josef :)

[Krisi]

Good luck to all your good endeavor Szofisz!

[Tukanja]

would is a modal verb. It is the past tense of will.
this is a type of linking verb to express ability, permission, obligation... etc.
can/could, may/might, shall/should, must are other examples of modal verb.
(note: this is just for your information)

Hi, how could "could" be a past tense of "can" when neither of the ten modals can be conjugated?

[Krisi]

Hi!
Thank you for asking.
Could is the past form of can, but the case is not always like this.
When the modal verb is used in a narrative statement you use the past.
Ex.
I said: I can play chess.
but, when someone/another person pass/declare this information to another person the form will change to;
She said she could play chess.

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Modal verbs are verbs that could not stand on their own. As in the verb "to be", these verbs follow another verb.
Ex.
I can play chess.
She said she could play chess.

Just continue knowing the modal verbs. I think, this is where you must start to understand them more. (just don't confuse yourself by starting in the middle part of the explanation)

[Tukanja]

Please look at the examples below

1) I am playing chess.
2) I play chess.
3) I can play chess.

In 1), "play" is a predicate, a real event is happening.
In 2), no any real thing is happening. Is it all about a subjunctive mood?
In 3), I've let the reader know my possibility of playing chess.

To me, in essence, there is actually no difference in meaning between 2) and 3).
Do both 2) and 3) represent a subjunctive mood?

Thanks