Wish, as if

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Dear all,Kindly tell me which  of the following  sentences  are correct and also enlighten me the differences in their meaning. 1.I wished  I had seen the film.2.I wish I had seen that film.3.He speaks as if he were a doctor.4.He spoke as if he had been a doctor.Thanks in advance.

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Dear all,
Kindly tell me which of the following sentences are correct and also enlighten me the differences in their meaning.
1.I wished I had seen the film.

At some point in the past, you wished that you had seen the film.

As a teenager, I wished I had seen The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

2.I wish I had seen that film.

Currently (in contrast to #1), you wish you had seen the film in the past.

These days, I wish I had seen the Rocky Horror Picture Show when I was a teenager.

3.He speaks as if he were a doctor.

His manner of speech suggests that he is, thinks of himself as or is imitating a doctor.

He describes his daily inspection and watering of his houseplants as his "morning rounds", and routinely uses terms like diagnosis, prognosis, surgical intervention and malpractice.

4.He spoke as if he had been a doctor.

His manner of speech suggests that he had once been a doctor.

He is cautious and conservative when expressing his opinions and often uses obscure anatomical and pharmacological terms like the xiphoid process, mesentery and contraindication.

Thanks in advance.

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