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Wishes

WISHES AND REGRETS

1)  WISH (present) = wishes

    I wish = it can happen, but it is not likely to happen

  Betty wishes she had an adding machine.

She thinks it will be hard to get an adding machine.

    Use the past simple after the verb.

  Mary wishes she were a princess.

   were NOT was because we don't know if it will happen.

NB : If you think the event will occur, use "hope" instead of "wish".

   I hope you have a happy birthday.

2) WISH + past perfect  = regrets

These events should have been different.

 He wishes he hadn't crashed his lorry.

  Use the past perfect  ( had or had not + past participle )

3) WISH + conditional = it should change!

I wish it would stop raining!
NO Unfortunately, the rain is still there.

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2.
The dog next door is making too much noise. I wish it had keptkeepswould keepI don't know quiet

3.
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4. I live in a small house. I wish I had livedlivelivedI don't know in a big one

5. I never listened to the teacher when I was at school. I wish I would paypaidhad paidI don't know more attention.

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7. All my friends are very rich. I wish I will bewerehad beenI don't know rich.

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The little girl is hungry. She wishes she eatsatehad eatenI don't know a cake.

9. I don't know where I am. I wish I wouldn't losehadn't lostloseI don't know my way.

10. I love California. I wish I had beenwould bewereI don't know there right now.