May 29, 2017 · Given the choice of these two, which sound most natural? I wish there were something I could do for you. I wish there was something I could do for you. If both sound …

The former; ' I wish I were there'. An alternative here could be 'I wish I was there'. Using the subjunctive 'were' rather than 'was' seems to express a sense of impossibility, whereas 'was' …

Nov 17, 2019 · I think it is grammatically not correct to use the phrase 'I wish I was' in any sentence or, any situation. The correct phrase for its substitute will be 'I wish I were'. For …

"I wish I were here" is grammatically more correct. That said, "I wish I was here" would be acceptable because it's now acceptable to use "was" to talk about wishes.

May 3, 2015 · There is no right or wrong possible here, only peeving. All of I wish/wished she was/were/had been/would be here occur in the wild, and I wish you would please accept that …

The fact that you wish something was or wasn't true means you should use the indicative. You are stating that something is factually one way or another, and wishing for the situation to be …

Feb 3, 2015 · Abigail Adams wrote to John Adams when he was at Philadelphia for Second Continental Congress in 1776. "I wish most sincerely there was not a slave in the province. It …

Sep 28, 2015 · 2 1 We use I wish with the past simple to say that we really want a situation to be different: » I wish it was Saturday. » I wish I had more money. 2 We use I wish with would + …

Oct 5, 2020 · I wish you could see the pain of that abandoned girl on road who has set huge ambitions, but not priviliged enough to reach them, whose each tear drop brings earthquakes …

Oct 23, 2018 · As a native American English speaker, I don't know if there is much of a difference. At the very least, no one has ever taken me to task for using either one with the inappropriate …