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Blueblooded65 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Wish

Please someone changes this sentence using "wish"

I shouldn't have eaten so many cookies last night.
Which one is right?
I wished I wouldn't eat so many cookies last night.
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I wish I hadn't eaten so many cookies last night.
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Top answer

blueblooded65 I wish I hadn't eaten so many cookies last night. This one is correct.

— RandomGuy

  • blueblooded65 I wish I hadn't eaten so many cookies last night.
  • This one is correct.
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blueblooded65I wish I hadn't eaten so many cookies last night.
This one is correct.
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Are these sentences correct?

Yesterday I wished it would rain. (it would rain yesterday)
Yesterday I wished she would come next week. (a wish you had in the past for the future)
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blueblooded65Are these sentences correct?
Yes, albeit a bit odd.
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So what is a more common way to express a wish for future you had in the past?
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blueblooded65So what is a more common way to express a wish for future you had in the past?
There isn’t. It’s just that your sentences strike me as odd.
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That's strange!
Because I'm reading it in Top Notch English book. It is from Longman.
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