Verb forms following WISH

Verb forms following WISH
Wish is used when the speaker wants reality to be different, to be exactly the opposite
	"True" Statement	Verb Form Following WISH
A wish about the FUTURE	a) She will not tell me b) He isn't going to be there. c) She can't come tomorrow.	→ I wish she would tell me. → I wish he were going to be here. → I wish she could come tomorrow.
A wish about the PRESENT	a) I don't know French. b) It's raining right now. c) I can't speak Japanese.	→ I wish I knew French. → I wish it weren't raining right now. → I wish I could speak Japanese.
A wish about the PAST	a) John didn't come. b) Mary couldn't come.	→ I wish John had come. → I wish Mary could have come.

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