A) didn't rain. B) isn't raining. C) doesn't rain. D) hasn't rain. I’m sorry to say that none of them are right. The only one that is grammatically correct is A but it doesn’t make sense in the context. We use I wish to mean that something is not what we want and we regret it. We put the verb ‘more in the past’. It is raining. I wish it wasn’t raining. He’s coming. I wish he wasn’t coming. He drinks too much. I wish He didn’t drink so much. I don’t speak Spanish. I wish I spoke Spanish. I’ve used the active form there but some people think you should use the subjunctive. In many cases that’s the same as the active but not always. It’s raining. I wish it weren’t raining. He’s coming. I wish he weren’t coming. I’m fat. I wish I were thin. Wish grammar – I wishHere is an introduction to Wish Grammar and Wishes Grammar. It’s slightly complicated.
You can also use ‘wish’ with a noun to ‘offer good wishes’.
Notice that when you want to offer good wishes using a verb, you must use ‘hope ‘ and not ‘wish’.
However, the main use of ‘wish’ is to say that we would like things to be different from what they are, that we have regrets about the present situation.
Notice that the verb tense which follows ‘I wish’ is ‘more in the past’ than the tense corresponding to its meaning.
In the case of ‘will’ , where ‘will’ means ‘show willingness’ we use ‘would’.
Where ‘will’ means a future event, we cannot use ‘wish’ and must use ‘hope’.
In more formal English, we use the subjunctive form ‘were’ and not ‘was’ after ‘wish’.
What do you wish was different?I wish people would stop fighting. How do you use wish grammar?You put the verb ‘more in the past’. It expresses regret. Which tense is used with wish?It is ‘more in the past’. So ‘will’ becomes ‘would’ and ‘is’ becomes ‘was’. What are some common wishes? I wish you well. Is wish a mental verb?Yes it is. Here is list of common mental verbs. know, think, learn, understand, perceive, feel, guess, recognize, notice, want, wish, hope, decide, expect, prefer, remember, forget, imagine, and believe Quize on WISH#1. They were going to buy a new car. I wish they —- one.#2. He left without me. I wish he —— for me.#3. We missed the last train. I wish we —— for the station earlier.#4. She can’t stand me. I wish she —— me.#5. He doesn’t visit us. I wish he —— come.#6. She said the match was great. I wish I ——.#7. I —— she arrives on time.#8. We have to go to the meeting. I wish we —— to go.#9. I —— the weather is better for the weekend.#10. They won’t accept what I say. I wish they ——.#11. The car won’t start. I wish I —— a better one.#12. I don’t speak Chinese. I wish I ——.#13. I —— the new job is a success.#14. She ate all the cookies. I wish she —— some for me.#15. I —— you would work harder.#16. I made a bad mistake. I wish I —— it.#17. I’m quite small. I wish I —— taller.#18. You should have asked me first. I wish you —— me.#19. I —— I hadn’t done that.#20. You don’t say much. I wish you —— speak more. |
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