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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

I wish I was rich, I wish I have a car

Are the same the next sentences?:

I wish I was rich. / I wish I were rich.
I wish I have a car. / I wish I had a car.

thanks in advance.
  

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I wish I were rich Correct use of the subjunctive in the second conditional I wish I was rich Informal spoken using the Past Simple instead of the subjunctive. Sometimes frowned on by some English testing services and teachers, but acceptable in reality... I wish I have a car.

— Tam Sadek

  • I wish I were rich Correct use of the subjunctive in the second conditional I wish I was rich Informal spoken using the Past Simple instead of the subjunctive.
  • Sometimes frowned on by some English testing services and teachers, but acceptable in reality...
  • I wish I have a car.
  • Wrong.
  • I wish I had a car.
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I wish I were rich

Correct use of the subjunctive in the second conditional

I wish I was rich

Informal spoken using the Past Simple instead of the subjunctive. Sometimes frowned on by some English testing services and teachers, but acceptable in reality...

I wish I have a car.

Wrong.

I wish I had
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I wish I have a car is incorrect because it sounds weird or because it doesn't exists?
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Doesn't exist.

Probably a confusion with 'I hope to have a car' (future desire) rather than 'I wish I had a car' (present desire).

Hope that helps...
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yes, now I understand. Thank you
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