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Heartvampire Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

I wish

I wish she ______ about it already. Who cares anyway?
1, had shut up
2, shut up
3, were shut up
4, would shut up

Please support your answer with "Why". Thank you
  

Top answer

Give it a try. Which ones can you eliminate as wrong right from the start? CJ

— CalifJim

  • Give it a try.
  • Which ones can you eliminate as wrong right from the start?
  • CJ
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Give it a try. Which ones can you eliminate as wrong right from the start?

CJ
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2 & 3 but It is still confusing. I know the answer but I need to know the Why of it .
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heartvampireI know the answer but I need to know the Why of it .
That's going to be a tall order. Both 1 and 4 look right to me, so I'd be hard pressed to explain why one or the other is the only correct answer.

The test-makers may want 4 because the following question (Who cares ...?) is in the present tense. Answer 1 indicates the pa
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When we wish for something, it is, at the time of wishing, an unreal situation. We show this by backshifting the tense, for example: My children are not with me - I wish my children were with me.

So:

I wish he had shut up - He didn't shut up.
I wish he
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