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    This document outlines three common uses of wishes in English and provides examples for each. The first use is to express a desire for something in the present to be different. The second is to express regret about something in the past. The third is to politely request a change in behavior or situation using "wish" followed by "would" and a verb.

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    This document outlines three common uses of wishes in English and provides examples for each. The first use is to express a desire for something in the present to be different. The second is to express regret about something in the past. The third is to politely request a change in behavior or situation using "wish" followed by "would" and a verb.

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    WISHES

    USE STRUCTURE EXAMPLE


    1. To say that we would Wish + past simple / past continuous I wish I were a millionaire.
    like something to be (but I’m not)
    different in the present. I wish we were travelling by tram (but
    we aren’t)
    2. To express regret about Wish + past perfect I wish I had taken their advice (but I
    something which didn’t)
    happened or didn’t
    happen in the past.
    3. To express: Wish + 😊 + would + verb base form I wish you would stop playing your
    a) Polite imperative. music so loudly.
    b) Desire for a situation
    or someone’s I wish it would stop raining.
    behaviour to change.

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