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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Past or present?

Salaam,

Here's an instance: You asked me if I wished to be king.

My confusion is, can wish (instead of wished) also be correct here?

Thanks,
  

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Yes.

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Thanks, but would there be a contradiction between present and past tense because of this?
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Not if he still wishes at the time of the utterance.
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