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Yoong Liat Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

wish

Hi guys

If something is happening, do I say?

I wish I know what is happening.

I wish I knew what is happening.

I wish I knew what was happening.
  

Top answer

#2 or #3.

— Mister Micawber

  • #2 or #3.
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42 Answers
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If #2 preferred to #3?
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Is #2 preferred to #3?
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no
They have different meanings
I wish I knew what is happening now
I wish I knew what was happening in the past
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Your answer differs from the answer provided by Mister Micawber, who says that both sentences are correct and have the same meaning.
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where did he say that?
2 and 3 are correct but have different meanings
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one thing is sure, this rule is not logical.
The object of the verb, know: "what is happening" is not hypothetical, why backshifted?!
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Hello,

MM did not say that they both have the same meaning. They do have different meanings as you explained earlier.
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I wish I knew what is happening now
I wish I knew what was happening now: same meaning, but with "was" to respect the sequence after "knew".

In the past, I wish I had known what was happening

After wish we go back one tense into the past because it's subjunctive.
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