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Wishes & Verb Tenses

How do we use the grammar form "wish"?

Wishes is used to state the desire of a situation to be different. Wishes can be used to used in the past, present and future.

Rules for wishes:

1. The verb tense is different then the time.
   • Past Tense - uses the Past Perfect Verb Tense
     • Examples:
       • I wish I had studied for my test last night.
       • I wish my car hadn't broken down.
   • Present Tense - uses the Past Tense (were is used for all subjects, was is not used).
     • Examples:
       • I wish it weren't raining all day.
       • I wish I were rich.
   • Future Tense - after wish would is used.
     • Examples:
       • I wish it would stop raining.
       • I wish the people next door would lower there radio.
     Modal Verbs and Wishes - When verbs are used with wishes the sentence structure is Modal Verb + Have + V3/Past Participle