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[ESL Weblog] Expressing Wishes

Stefan Chiarantano just posted the following entry:

Expressing Wishes

A wish is always followed by the past tense form but refers to the present. Here are some examples: 1. After wish we usually use were, for example, "I wish I were taller. = I'm short." But we also use...

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