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Yulysess Posted 21 years ago
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Wish

0 can we say "I wish I couldn't...." 0-
  

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0Hi Ulysses-- welcome to English Forums. 02br
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00Sure you can!-- 02br
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00 'I wish I couldn't drive; then my wife would have to walk to the train station, and I could sleep in every morning.' 0-
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0 Thanks for your care Mister Micawber, 02br
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00I mean in a formal style, to say, can "couldn't" be the answer of an esl question? 02br
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00and with what else ( what structure) can we transform the same meaning in your example? 02br
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0I would have to see the question, but I see no reason why 'couldn't' couldn't be an answer. A more formal way would be 'I wish I were not able to drive...'. 0-
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0 Thanks again for your care Mister Micawber. 0-
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