Wish + that-clause

It would be more natural in AmE to say: "I wish that something interesting would happen now."

VorparIt would be more natural in AmE to say: "I wish that something interesting would happen now."

But as past tenses after wish are used with a present or future meaning, my sentence is grammatically correct, isn't it??

I wish something interesting happened now.

VorparIt would be more natural in AmE to say: "I wish that something interesting would happen now."

But as past tenses after wish are used with a present or future meaning, the former sentence is grammatically correct, isn't it??

No, "happened" is past tense, "now" implies present tense. They need to match.

You may be thinking of the word "were", which is usually used as the past tense of "is" (for "we"). "Were" is also used in unreal conditionals (wishes, hopes, etc.) "were" is used: "I wish I were a millionaire."

Using the past tense for future hopes isn't a general rule.

MoivileI wish something interesting happened now.

This sentence is OK, isn't it?

No. The grammar of 'wish' is unusual.

happen is a dynamic verb. The only practical choices are with would (+ inf) or had (+ pp).

I wish something interesting would happen ([now / soon]). future

I wish something interes