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Olive train 503 Posted 8 years ago
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Present subjunctive vs past subjunctive

What is the difference between the following sentences (present subjunctive and past subjunctive)

I wish I played chess with you.

I wish I had played chess with you.

  

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olive train 503 What is the difference between the following sentences (present subjunctive and past subjunctive) I wish I played chess with you. I wish I had played chess with you. These are not present and past subjunctive.

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  • olive train 503 What is the difference between the following sentences (present subjunctive and past subjunctive) I wish I played chess with you.
  • I wish I had played chess with you.
  • These are not present and past subjunctive.
  • Present subjunctive would have 'play', not 'played'.
  • These are past and past perfect subjunctive (or indicative).
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olive train 503

What is the difference between the following sentences (present subjunctive and past subjunctive)

I wish I played chess with you.

I wish I had played chess with you.

These are not present and past subjunctive. Present subjunctive would have 'play', not 'played'. These are past and past perfect subjunctive (or indicative).

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olive train 503 Present subjunctive vs past subjunctive

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The so-called present subjunctive has a form identical to the plain infinitive (i.e., without 'to')

to take:

I, you, he, she, we, they - - - - - take
I, you, he, she, we, they - - - - - not take

to be:

I, you, he, she, we, they - - - - - be
I, y

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