Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Lesson 183--Wish for the Impossible


 
Wish for Impossible Things (present and future)

 
When something is impossible, but we want it be different we can use the verb wish to express this.  Even though we use the past tense, we are referring to the present or future, not the past.  We use the following pattern

Wish + past tense*

*strict grammar says you should use were instead of was....but more relaxed users sometimes use was.

examples

I wish I were taller.*
I wish I had a PS4.
Cynthia wishes she had a new car.
Sam wishes he didn't have to work today.

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