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Vincent Teo Posted 19 years ago
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would wish / will wish

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    00Every day, he would wish that he could become /will be a millionaire. (Is that a past tense or a present tense? Why should we use “would” and “every day”?)02br
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    00He would wish that he wants to be a rich man in the future.02br
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    00Every hour, he would wish he will be rich. 02br
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    00Every day, he would wish to be rich / to be a millionaire.02br
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    00Every day, he would wish he become / became a rich man.02br
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    00He would wish for something. He wished that he is a rich man.02br
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    00He asked the fortune teller would he become a rich man.02br
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    00He would wish to become a rich man.02br
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    00He dreams he becomes the richest man in the world. He would wish he will be a rich man one day.02br
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0 This is past tense. 01i 00would02i 00 can sometimes substitute for 01i 00used to02i 00. 02br 02br 00 Every day he would wish to become a millionaire.

— CalifJim

  • 0 This is past tense.
  • 01i 00would02i 00 can sometimes substitute for 01i 00used to02i 00.
  • 02br 02br 00 Every day he would wish to become a millionaire.
  • (used to wish)02br 00 Every day he would wish for a million dollars.
  • (used to wish)02br 00 Every day he would wish that he had not bought that coat.
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0 This is past tense. 01i00would02i00 can sometimes substitute for 01i00used to02i00. In this usage we have the 01i00would02i00 of habit, not the 01i00would02i00 of conditional structures.02br
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0 01i00He asked the fortune teller 01b00if he would02b00 become a rich man.02i02br
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00 In this sentence, the 01i00would02i00 is called a backshift of 01i00will02i00. This is not the same usage of 01i00would02i00 as in "Every day he would ..."02br
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0 You have too many sentences in one posting. One issue per posting is preferable.02br
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00 People get tired of correcting many sentences, it's too much work. 02br
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00 Be concise. Focus on exactly you don't know in one subject and make less variations. 0-
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0Please help me correct these 5 sentences first. Thanks02br
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    00Every day, he would wish that he could become /will be a millionaire. 02br
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    00He would wish that he wants to be a rich man in the future.02br
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0 These are all OK, IMO:02br
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00 Every day,01b00 he would wish02b00 that he 01b00could become02b00 a millionaire02br
00 Every day,01b00 he would wish02b00 that he 01b00should become02b00 a millionaire. (BrE)02br
00 Every day,01b00 he would wish
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0Thanks for your help. There are another questions.02br
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    00He would wish for something. He wished that he is a rich man.02br
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    00He asked the fortune teller would he become a rich man.02br
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0 No, I don't like to go on forever in a thread, sorry. 02br
00 I prefer to focus on an issue, solve it (or propose a solution), then exit. 0-
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0I have another question. why can't we say:02br
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0Anyone who is able to correct sentences below?02br
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    00He would wish for something. He wished that he is a rich man.02br
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    00He asked the fortune teller would he become a rich man.02br
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    00He would wish
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