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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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When she was younger, Leila wished she ...... read faster.
would - will - can - could
The key answer is 'could'
I don't know why the answer is 'could', isn't it a wish in the past so it should be past perfect.
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anonymous isn't it a wish in the past The wishing happened in the past, and what was wished for was something in the future of the past. That eliminates 'can' and 'will'. anonymous so it should be past perfect.
- anonymous isn't it a wish in the past The wishing happened in the past, and what was wished for was something in the future of the past.
- That eliminates 'can' and 'will'.
- anonymous so it should be past perfect.
- No.
- That's for the case where what was wished for was something in the past of the past, and that expresses regret.
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anonymousisn't it a wish in the past
The wishing happened in the past, and what was wished for was something in the future of the past. That eliminates 'can' and 'will'.
anonymousso it should be past perfect.
No. That's for the case where what was wished for was something in the past of the past, and that expresse
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