wish + was

The things I wish I had been told as a child

That's fine as a title, but is not in itself a complete sentence.

You need something like

The things I wish I had been told when I was a child.

Of course, you need some additional context in which this sentence makes sense.

Does it need to be? It's and example of spoken English, which does not always appear as sentences.

Can you tell me why it doesn't work with "was" or "were"?

AnonymousDoes it need to be? It's and example of spoken English, which does not always appear as sentences.

Even as spoken English, it makes no sense on its own without any context.

Obviously it makes sense. If it didn't, people here wouldn't be able to respond to the question.

Anonymous Anything wrong here?"The things I wish I was told when I was a child."

Well, yeah. It's just one big noun, and "was" should be "had been". You couldn't tell? That aside, people do talk like that, with "was", and it is a sentence of a sort if it is a lament like "Oh, the things we do for love." or "What I wouldn't give for a watermelon gelato right no

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