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Pructus Posted 19 years ago
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I wish I were ~~~.
0 (a) I wish I were rich. 02 br
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00 (b) I wish I had been rich. 02 br
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00 I guess that (a) is used to mean "I am sorry that I am not rich now", referring to the present situation, not past situation. 02 br
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00 Sometimes I find native speakers use (a) to mean "I wish I was rich in the past", referring to the past situation. 02 br
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00 I'd like to know which is correct native speaker's sense of English.... 02 br
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00 English grammar books published in Korea by Koreans say that, (a) refers to the present situation, and (b) to the past situation. 0-
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00 (b) I wish I had been rich. 02 br
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00 I guess that (a) is used to mean "I am sorry that I am not rich now", referring to the present situation, not past situation. 02 br
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00 Sometimes I find native speakers use (a) to mean "I wish I was rich in the past", referring to the past situation. 02 br
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00 I'd like to know which is correct native speaker's sense of English.... 02 br
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00 English grammar books published in Korea by Koreans say that, (a) refers to the present situation, and (b) to the past situation. 0-
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0 Thanks, Guru.... 02 br
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00 Now, I reached a conclusion on this isssue. 0-
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00 Now, I reached a conclusion on this isssue. 0-
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0 Sometimes I find native speakers use (a) to mean "I wish I was rich in the past", referring to the past situation. 02 br
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00 I wish I was/were rich. 02 br
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00 Sometimes 'was' is used instead of 'were'. It's not wrong, but the preferred verb is 'were'. 0-
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00 I wish I was/were rich. 02 br
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00 Sometimes 'was' is used instead of 'were'. It's not wrong, but the preferred verb is 'were'. 0-
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00 Fear of his father couldn't keep Kim Jong Il from Sung Hae Rim. He was completely besotted with her. He was a film buff, passionate about the movies, and she was a beautiful and famous star of North Korean cinema. The two had become "pals," says Sung, through this mutual interest. Meanwhile, the actress saw the match partly as a way to lift political pressure from her
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00 Fear of his father couldn't keep Kim Jong Il from Sung Hae Rim. He was completely besotted with her. He was a film buff, passionate about the movies, and she was a beautiful and famous star of North Korean cinema. The two had become "pals," says Sung, through this mutual interest. Meanwhile, the actress saw the match partly as a way to lift political pressure from her
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01 cite 10 Pructus 12 cite 10 (a) I wish I were rich. 12 br10 IMO, this is true only if one speaks about
10 (b) I wish I had been rich. 12 br
10 English grammar books published in Korea by Koreans say that, (a) refers to the present situation, and (b) to the past situation. 12 br
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0 IMO, you can have both: 02 br
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00 I 01 b 00 wished 02 b 00 I 01 b 00 became 02 b 00 instantly rich right then and there. 02 br
00 I 01 b 00 wished 02 b 00 I 01 b 00 had become 02 b 00 rich in the previous years. 02 br
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00 Past wish in both. 02 br
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00 I 01 b 00 wished 02 b 00 I 01 b 00 became 02 b 00 instantly rich right then and there. 02 br
00 I 01 b 00 wished 02 b 00 I 01 b 00 had become 02 b 00 rich in the previous years. 02 br
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00 Past wish in both. 02 br
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0 01 b 00 If it were/weren't for 02 b 02 br
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00 can be used in both present and past times, IMO. 02 br
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00 In past times, the 01 b 00 existence 02 b 00 shown by the 01 b 00 were 02 b 00 , 01 font 00 is not leading to the situation, but is in simultaneity with it. 02 font
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00 can be used in both present and past times, IMO. 02 br
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00 In past times, the 01 b 00 existence 02 b 00 shown by the 01 b 00 were 02 b 00 , 01 font 00 is not leading to the situation, but is in simultaneity with it. 02 font
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