Rezafo
Junior Member
- Joined
- Aug 11, 2011
- Member Type
- Interested in Language
- Native Language
- Persian
- Home Country
- Iran
- Current Location
- Iran
Some people in another forum are discussing this question, and still they are not sure about the correct answer, so I decided to post it here to ask the right phrase.
John went to a concert last month. The concert was boring and John wished [ at that time ] that the concert had been over / finished soon. And now he's narrating this memory to someone else now. How should we say it?
John: You know Kate, last month I went to a concert with some friends of mine, but It was not my cup of tea and it was so boring. I wished that it would be over soon.
Or, I wished that it'd been over soon. ?
How nice it would be if grammatical point was explained.
John went to a concert last month. The concert was boring and John wished [ at that time ] that the concert had been over / finished soon. And now he's narrating this memory to someone else now. How should we say it?
John: You know Kate, last month I went to a concert with some friends of mine, but It was not my cup of tea and it was so boring. I wished that it would be over soon.
Or, I wished that it'd been over soon. ?
How nice it would be if grammatical point was explained.