want to be

Question

como se resuelbe un ejercicios de want to be

Por favor, aclara tu pregunta. No lo entiendo. :) - bosquederoble, Jul 7, 2017

Escribe algunos ejemplos, por favor. Te ayudaremos si es posible. - DilKen, Jul 7, 2017

Answer 1

• Quiero ser inteligente. I want to be intelligent.
• Quieren ser ricos. They want to be rich.

¿Así?

Answer 2

In English we would typically say things differently if the situation is contrary to current fact, particularly if the possibility is remote.

I wish I were rich.

I'm not rich, and I'm not too sure if I ever will be, but it would be nice if I were.

Quiero ser rico.
I want to be rich. (and I have a solid plan to make this happen)

Me gustaría si fuera rico. (this has two subjects in Spanish)
Quisiera ser rico. (this has only one subject in Spanish) I would like to be rich.

Ojalá que yo fuera rico. (Ojalá fuera rico.)

I wish I were rich. (this can have a past, present or future meaning depending on context)

Please correct my Spanish if necessary. I wanted to use que + past subjunctive with quisiera in this situation. (contrary to fact and remote possibility,) but it is my understanding, that without a change of subject it would be unusual, and perhaps wrong.

:) - ian-hill, Jul 7, 2017