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Omar laverde Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

I Wish I Were

Hi all, I believe my teacher grade me wrong this question, which one do you think is correct ? "I wish I were working in HCC" or "I wish I worked in HCC". Thanks.
  

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Both are correct. Context would determine which one is better. [ I wish I were in Hawai'i would be correct.

— Philip

  • Both are correct.
  • Context would determine which one is better.
  • [ I wish I were in Hawai'i would be correct.
  • ]
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Both are correct. Context would determine which one is better. [ I wish I were in Hawai'i would be correct. ]
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omar laverdeHi all, I believe my teacher grade me wrong this question, which one do you think is correct ? "I wish I were working in HCC" or "I wish I worked in HCC". Thanks.
Both are correct. The first one is more elegant English.
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Both are grammatical, but a more suitable preposition may be at.
canadian45The first one is more elegant English.
How so?
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Aspara GusBoth are grammatical, but a more suitable preposition may be at. It depends what HCC stands for.

canadian45The first one is more elegant English.How so? That reflects my aversion to using past tense verbs for a present
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canadian45It depends what HCC stands for.
Indeed, which is why I said may.
canadian45That reflects my aversion to using past tense verbs for a present situation.
Both were working and worked are past tense forms, though. Besides, that’s one of the uses of the past tense. Are you averse to If I had
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Aspara GusBoth were working and worked are past tense forms, though. No, there "were" is counterfactual and "working" refers to the present.

Besides, that’s one of the uses of the past tense. Are you averse to If I had a million dollars, I would buy a mansion, as well? I'm not saying all examples
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canadian45No, "were" is counterfactual and "working" refers to the present.
Yes, but like worked, were is a past-tense form, even though it’s being used to talk about a present situation.
canadian45I'm not saying all examples are equal.
That reflects my aversion to using past tense verbs for a present situat
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Aspara Gus How else would you say it?
There are other ways, but that's not the main point. As I said, not all examples are equal. And we are talking about preferences, not right and wrong.
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canadian45And we are talking about preferences, not right and wrong.
Fair enough. I just found your preference curious.
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