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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Wish

Hi, I am a bit confused with this example: I wish I got/could get used to getting up early in the morning.
My teacher said that only the second one is correct but I can't understand why.
  

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Anonymous My teacher said that only the second one is correct but I can't understand why. The first one is weird. Take it without "I wish": I got used to getting up early in the morning.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous My teacher said that only the second one is correct but I can't understand why.
  • The first one is weird.
  • Take it without "I wish": I got used to getting up early in the morning.
  • That's something that happened in the past.
  • You can't wish for something that's already in the past.
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AnonymousMy teacher said that only the second one is correct but I can't understand why.
The first one is weird.
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CJ,

Thanks for the lengthy explanation, but I am still confused. From what I've learned in grammar I know that we can use the "unreal past" in a hypothetical context when referring to the present. For example:

1) If I won the lottery (now/in the future), I would stop working.

2) I wish he shared the same sense of humor as me.

3) I'd rather h
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Anonymous2) I wish he shared the same sense of humor as me.
The grammar of 'wish' is a bit different from the grammar of 'if' and of 'would rather', so I'm going to discount the other two and focus on this one.

This one contains a predicate that shows no action. (to share a sense of humor)
Our previous example contained a predicate that sh
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Actually, that was my initial guess, but I had never read it as a rule. Now it seems logical to me why my example doesn't work with 'got'. Thank you very much for your help!
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