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Vsuresh Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

I wish had seen/wish could have seen

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Please help me with the difference:

I wish I had seen it.
I wish I could have seen it.
  

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vsuresh Please help me with the difference: 1. I was at the airshow when the planes crashed, but I was looking the other way when it happened, so I missed it. 2.

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  • vsuresh Please help me with the difference: 1.
  • I was at the airshow when the planes crashed, but I was looking the other way when it happened, so I missed it.
  • 2.
  • I was not at the airshow.
  • I wish I had been there.
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vsureshPlease help me with the difference:
1. I was at the airshow when the planes crashed, but I was looking the other way when it happened, so I missed it.

2. I was not at the airshow. I wish I had been there.

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Thank you for the answer with the picture.

I want to know when we can use I wish I could have been there.
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I wish I had been there - I regret that I was not there.
I wish I could have been there - I regret that I was unable to be there.
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Thank you,fivejedjon.
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