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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

I wished to have called on you last night, but I was too busy.

I wished to have called on you last night, but I was too busy.

I wished to call on you last night, but I was too busy.

Which one of the above makes more sense to you and why? Thanks.
  

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Hi Angliholic I wouldn't use wish in either of your sentences. I would use the verb want in the format you used in the second sentence: I wanted to call on/visit you last night, but I was too busy. I'd use wish this way, for example: I wish I could have called on/visited you last night, but I was too busy.

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  • Hi Angliholic I wouldn't use wish in either of your sentences.
  • I would use the verb want in the format you used in the second sentence: I wanted to call on/visit you last night, but I was too busy.
  • I'd use wish this way, for example: I wish I could have called on/visited you last night, but I was too busy.
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Hi Angliholic

I wouldn't use wish in either of your sentences. I would use the verb want in the format you used in the second sentence:
I wanted to call on/visit you last night, but I was too busy.

I'd use wish this way, for example:
I wish I could have called on/visited you last night, but I was too busy.
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I wished to call on you last night, but I was too busy.
How rude!!! Emotion: smile Even changingwished to want
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