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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Wish pattern with the past perfect tense

One of my friends hasn't been by me since a specific date or for years, if I say to her "I wish you had been by me since then / for years", is that right? I mean, can I use the "wish" pattern to express something that started in the past and continues in the present?
  

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Anonymous by me
What do you mean by that?
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Sorry, I mean "beside me".
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Anonymous, if I say to her "I wish you had been beside me since then / for years", is that right?
Yes, that is fine (since she still is not beside you at present).
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Thank you. I see that's right and I can say that, and I see I can use the "wish" pattern to express something that started in the past and continues in the present.
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Here, I would like to ask something. Can I use the "if" pattern to express something that started in the past and continues in the present? Can I say "If you had been beside me since then (or for years), we would have worked together since then", for example?
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That seems to be the same question over again, but yes.
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I see I can use the "if" pattern to express something that started in the past and continues in the present and I can say "If you had been beside me since then (or for years), we would have worked together since then". Thank you.
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