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Mango paint 954 Posted 5 years ago
Grammar
Wish?
Hello friends!
What is the difference between these two sentences? Are they both correct?
1. I wish he stopped smoking. Does this refer to a present action? meaning he's smoking now.
2. I wish he would stop smoking. Does this refer to a general or future action?
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mango paint 954 1. I wish he stopped smoking. This isn't correct.
- mango paint 954 1.
- I wish he stopped smoking.
- This isn't correct.
- This tense pattern applies to continuous or repeated actions or states; for example, "I wish he smoked" would be OK.
- It does not work with "stopped smoking" because that is a single discrete action.
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mango paint 9541. I wish he stopped smoking.
This isn't correct. This tense pattern applies to continuous or repeated actions or states; for example, "I wish he smoked" would be OK. It does not work with "stopped smoking" because that is a single discrete action.
mango paint 9542. I wish he would stop smoking.
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