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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Hey,

I did not know where to post this so I posted it under this ;d.

The question: someone has biked for 3 hours then comes home, someone at his home says:
How you wish you had a car

Does this mean the same as, now you wish you had a car? Or is the sentence used wrongly?
Should it not be how you wished you had a car? Since they are talking about the past?(if the sentence is correct).

Thanks in advance,

Arnout Posthumus
The Netherlands
  

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If this is directly addressed to the bike rider, it is fine. " Yes, the "now" is understood. ") The rider may have wished he had a car earlier when he was biking but he probably still feels that way.

— Doctor D

  • If this is directly addressed to the bike rider, it is fine.
  • " Yes, the "now" is understood.
  • ") The rider may have wished he had a car earlier when he was biking but he probably still feels that way.
  • So his understanding (I need a car) is in the present.
  • Clear?
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If this is directly addressed to the bike rider, it is fine. "How you wish you had a car." Yes, the "now" is understood. ("I bet you now really wish you had a car.")


The rider may have wished he had a car earlier when he was biking but he probably still feels that way. So his understanding (I need a car) is in the present.

Clear?
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