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Old 20-Oct-2005, 20:53
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Question Wishes

What is the difference in meaning between these two sentences:
I wish I would have been there.
I wish I had been there.
If both are correct then why do we need two variants?
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Old 21-Oct-2005, 09:34
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Default Re: Wishes

'I wish I had been there' is correct usage in the Past Perfect.
'I wish I would have been there' is an incorrect mix.

'Would have' is used in the Past Conditional, such as
'Had I been there, I would have seen it'
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