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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
I wish
Are these sentences correct with 'I wish'?
A: I wish I were leaving soon.
B: I wish I had already washed my hands. (meaning Cause it's time to eat and there is no water source, my hands are dirty, I should have washed them)
C: I wis I had been working on it for an hour. (Meaning I was doing nothing)
Please help.
A: I wish I were leaving soon.
B: I wish I had already washed my hands. (meaning Cause it's time to eat and there is no water source, my hands are dirty, I should have washed them)
C: I wis I had been working on it for an hour. (Meaning I was doing nothing)
Please help.
Top answer
All three are grammatically correct, though you missed the h of wish in #3.
- All three are grammatically correct, though you missed the h of wish in #3.
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All three are grammatically correct, though you missed the h of wish in #3.
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AnonymousI wis I had been working on it for an hour.I prefer: I wish I had worked on it for an hour.
I don't see any logical reason for the continuous tense. It even clashes a little with 'for an hour'.
Otherwise, all OK.
CJ
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What about this,
I wish I had been working on it for the last hour.
is it correct?
I wish I had been working on it for the last hour.
is it correct?
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the reason I asked this question is,
suppose I am saying this sentence at 4pm, like I wish I had been working on it for the last hour meaning from 3pm to 4pm. But if I just say I wish I had worked on it for an hour, the meaning is going to be different. It's like in the past, could be from 1pm to 2pm or 2pm to 3pm and so on, right?
suppose I am saying this sentence at 4pm, like I wish I had been working on it for the last hour meaning from 3pm to 4pm. But if I just say I wish I had worked on it for an hour, the meaning is going to be different. It's like in the past, could be from 1pm to 2pm or 2pm to 3pm and so on, right?
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AnonymousI wish I had been working on it for the last hour.It's correct, even if a little cryptic without further context.
I can imagine a situation where you and someone else worked on something for several hours, taking turns. All this happened months ago. It turns out that you didn't work on it during the last hour before it was finished, but th
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Anonymousthe reason I asked this question is,suppose I am saying this sentence at 4pm, like I wish I had been working on it for the last hour meaning from 3pm to 4pm. But if I just say I wish I had worked on it for an hour, the meaning is going to be different. It's like in the past, could be from 1pm to 2pm or 2pm to 3pm and so on, right?Yes, that's all righ
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So, suppose it's 2 pm now and worked from 1pm to 2 pm, I am supposed to say, I have been working for the last hour, right?
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AnonymousSo, suppose it's 2 pm now and worked from 1pm to 2 pm, I am supposed to say, I have been working for the last hour, right?Yup. You can say that. I wonder where this is going.
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AnonymousIs it possible to say, I wish I already ate?Yes, but I would consider it a non-standard form of I wish I had already eaten. I don't recommend it.
CJ
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