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'Hope' is for something that has a reasonable chance of happening, and it takes indicative verbs: I hope you can come to my party; I hope it rains tomorrow. 'Wish' is for something that has little or no chance of happening, and it takes subjunctive verbs: I wish you could come to my party (but you cannot); I wish it would rain tomorrow (but it probably won't).
- 'Hope' is for something that has a reasonable chance of happening, and it takes indicative verbs: I hope you can come to my party; I hope it rains tomorrow.
- 'Wish' is for something that has little or no chance of happening, and it takes subjunctive verbs: I wish you could come to my party (but you cannot); I wish it would rain tomorrow (but it probably won't).
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'Hope' is for something that has a reasonable chance of happening, and it takes indicative verbs: I hope you can come to my party; I hope it rains tomorrow.
'Wish' is for something that has little or no chance of happening, and it takes subjunctive verbs: I wish you could come to my party (but you cannot); I wish it would rain tomorrow (but it probably won't).
'Wish' is for something that has little or no chance of happening, and it takes subjunctive verbs: I wish you could come to my party (but you cannot); I wish it would rain tomorrow (but it probably won't).
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"I wish I had a lot of money." I don't have a lot of money.
"I wish I didn't have to work so much." I have to work a lot.
"I wish I had asked that girl out." I didn't ask her out.
"I wish I hadn't drunk so much at the party." I drank a lot at the party.
"I wish I didn't have to work so much." I have to work a lot.
"I wish I had asked that girl out." I didn't ask her out.
"I wish I hadn't drunk so much at the party." I drank a lot at the party.
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