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Lolakrawczyk Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Wish

Hello! Emotion: smile

Which form is correct?

I wish He had changed his mind and married Jane
or
I wish he would change his mind and marry Jane.

I wish she hadn't talked on phone so long.
or
I wish she wouldn't talk on the phone so long
  

Top answer

are all correct, except for the capitalised H of he in the first. The first expresses regret about the non-occurrence of a mind-change and subsequent marriage in the past. The second expresses regret about the probable non-occurrence of a mind-change and marriage in the future.

— Fivejedjon

  • are all correct, except for the capitalised H of he in the first.
  • The first expresses regret about the non-occurrence of a mind-change and subsequent marriage in the past.
  • The second expresses regret about the probable non-occurrence of a mind-change and marriage in the future.
  • The third expresses regret about an over-long phone conversation in the past.
  • The fourth expresses regret about a female's tendency to talk on the phone for excessively long periods.
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They .are all correct, except for the capitalised H of he in the first.

The first expresses regret about the non-occurrence of a mind-change and subsequent marriage in the past.
The second expresses regret about the probable non-occurrence of a mind-change and marriage in the future.

The third expresses regret about an over-long phone conversation in the past.
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Thank you so much ! Emotion: smile
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fivejedjonexpresses regret about the non-occurrence ... regret about the probable non-occurrence
Fantastic! I would have never thought of wording it that way.
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