-Use the verb WISH when you want to express unreality. A desire for reality to be different or a regret that it was not different...
When you have Present and Future WISH: Use WISH + WOULD or COULD.
Example: Can you speak Mandarin?
-No, but I WISH I COULD.
Will it snow next monday?
-No, but I WISH it WOULD snow.
Present WISH: WISH+Past form of the verb.
Example. Do you smoke too much?
-Yes, but I WISH I DIDN´T smoke so much.
Present WISH: (Verb To BE) -When you have Verb TO BE use WERE.....
Example: Are you still buying everything you see in the stores?
-Yes, but I WISH I WEREN´T buying everything I see.
Are you giving up smoking?
-No, but I WISH I WERE giving up smoking.
Past WISHES: Use WISH + HAD +Past Participle.
Example: Did they know that the Internet could be addictive?
-No, but they wish they had known.
Were you hooked on Football as a teen?
-Yes, and I WISH I HADN´T BEEN hooked on Football.
Has she been in Constanza?
-No, but she WISHES she HAD BEEN.
Past WISHES: COULD: WISH +COULD HAVE + Past Participle.
Example: Could you finish your homework before midnight yesterday?
-No, but I WISH I COULD HAVE finished before midnight.
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