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Nsfs2 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Wish+would+state verbs

Hi,

1.I happened to notice that the structure wish+would+state verbs l is not commonly used.Is this true?Any rules regarding this?

2.Can the verb 'refuse' be used in the continuous aspect?

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1. Please supply an example that worries you.
2. Yes. 'She has been refusing to answer my messages for three days now.'
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Mister Micawber1. Please supply an example that worries you.2. Yes. 'She has been refusing to answer my messages for three days now.'
Hi,

Here are two examples:
'My husband is such a lazy person and I'm really annoyed because of lack of money.I wish he would have more money.'
'He has no knowledge whatsoever about teaching.I wish he wou
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Ah, now I see what you are talking about. Some people do this on the model of 'I wish you would shave', which is a sort of command. Your sentences, however, are simple longings for what is not to be and therefore correctly assume a subjunctive form:

My husband is such a lazy person and I'm really annoyed because of lack of money.I wish he had more money.
He has no know
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nsfs2wish+would+state verbs is not commonly used
True, though to be more accurate, wish ... would is not used with predicates that express stative situations.

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CJ
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CalifJim nsfs2wish+would+state verbs is not commonly usedTrue, though to be more accurate, wish ... would is not used with predicates that express stative situations.See I wish Past vs would?See I wish it rained.CJ
thanks Teachers.
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