WISH + SUBJUNCTIVE

• WISH + PAST SIMPLE/PAST CONTINUOUS/COULD

USE
• When we regret that a present situation is not as we would like it to
be

• I live in a town. (fact)

• I wish I lived in the countryside. (PAST SIMPLE!)

• Example 2:
• It’s raining. (fact, happening now)
• He wishes it wasn’t/weren’t raining. (past continuous)

• Example 2:
 WISH + could
• We use 'could' with 'wish' to talk about ability and to talk about
possibility.

• I cannot speak Spanish. (fact, inability)

• I wish I could speak Spanish.

• I cannot go to the party. (It’s not possible for me to...)

• I wish I could go to the party.

• Example 3:
• https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/wish-exercise-1.html

• https://www.liveworksheets.com/worksheets/en/
English_as_a_Second_Language_(ESL)/Wish_Clauses/
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Speak about: (use WISH)
• A well-known person you want to meet
• A sport event you want to attend
• An activity you don’t like to do but you have to
• A language (other than English) you want to speak
• A country/city where you want to live
• An object you want to have
• A pet you want to have
• A musical instrument you cannot play, but you would like to