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Post by fred34 on Apr 24, 2014 18:36:46 GMT
Hi all  does anyone know how to use "wish" with the past tense? I wished I ... which tense do we have to use after? thanks Regards Fred |
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Post by debrian on Apr 25, 2014 8:09:31 GMT
Hi Fred
I would use the preterit
I wished I had ....
or
I wished having
or
I wished I would/could have (conditional)
Any other suggestions or corrections??
Annie
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Post by fred34 on Apr 25, 2014 9:59:33 GMT
thanks Annie,
I thought it would be that
"I wished she had been with us" for instance
regards
fred
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Post by geopar on Apr 25, 2014 16:53:29 GMT
When talking about a wish that you had in the past:
"I wished she had been with us"
This means that at some point in the past you had a situation where you wished that she was there.
If you are talking about NOW and you now wish her to be here, you would say, 'I wish she were here'. You can also say 'I wish she was here' (more slangy).
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