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Sb70012 Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
We wish he would change/changed his ways.
Nobody is pleased with the way the manager behaves. We wish he …… his ways.
a)can change
b)would change (Answer Key)
c)had changed
d)changed
Hello,
Would you please be kind enough to tell me why D (changed) can not work?
We wish he would change his ways.
We wish he changed his ways.
Don't they have the same meaning? What's the difference in their meaning?
(I have asked this question in WR forum and some have answered it but I have not understood their answers completely. I'll be grateful if you explain the reason more simple that why we can't use "changed".)
Thank you.
a)can change
b)would change (Answer Key)
c)had changed
d)changed
Hello,
Would you please be kind enough to tell me why D (changed) can not work?
We wish he would change his ways.
We wish he changed his ways.
Don't they have the same meaning? What's the difference in their meaning?
(I have asked this question in WR forum and some have answered it but I have not understood their answers completely. I'll be grateful if you explain the reason more simple that why we can't use "changed".)
Thank you.
Top answer
If the manager changes his behaviour, it will happen in the future . This is the reason would is required. The past subjunctive is used to refer to the present moment or habitual action, not the future.
- If the manager changes his behaviour, it will happen in the future .
- This is the reason would is required.
- The past subjunctive is used to refer to the present moment or habitual action, not the future.
- Examples Now: I wish / If only I knew him better!
- I wish / If only it was/were easier!
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If the manager changes his behaviour, it will happen in the future. This is the reason would is required. The past subjunctive is used to refer to the present moment or habitual action, not the future.
Examples
Now:
I wish / If only I knew him better!
I wish / If o
Examples
Now:
I wish / If only I knew him better!
I wish / If o
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We wish he would change his ways.
- We are dissatisfied with his ways.
- We would like him to change his ways.
- It is not impossible for him to change his ways.
We wish he changed his ways.
- We are dissatisfied with his ways.
- It is highly unlikely or even impossible for him to change his ways.
- We are dissatisfied with his ways.
- We would like him to change his ways.
- It is not impossible for him to change his ways.
We wish he changed his ways.
- We are dissatisfied with his ways.
- It is highly unlikely or even impossible for him to change his ways.
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Hi,
I feel that some kind of form of will/would is necessary here to indicate some kind of future intention.
I feel that some kind of form of will/would is necessary here to indicate some kind of future intention.
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