Anonymous I am thinking, if wish is not used in a situation that involves imaginary condition, present tense can always be used, am I right? Both your "wish" sentences are correct (barring minor quibbles irrelevant to your question). However, people tend not to use "wish" like this in real-life conversation.
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AnonymousBoth your "wish" sentences are correct (barring minor quibbles irrelevant to your question). However, people tend not to use "wish" like this in real-life conversation. Sentences like "He wishes you to have
I am thinking, if wish is not used in a situation that involves imaginary condition, present tense can always be used, am I right?
AnonymousGreetings, zhouyu.my here. Thank you guys for your replies, However, I think my first question here is, if the word "wish" is used as "want", Then the usage of "wish" is exactly like "want", which can be used in any tenses just like "want",Correct. But remember, as I mentioned, that the result may not be natural conversational English.