wish

[Pierce111]

Can I say:
"I wish you to do it."? (in meaning: "I want you to do it.")

 

[charliedeut]

I would say "I wish you could do it" or "[STRIKE]I wish you did it[/STRIKE]" instead; they sound more natural to me.

 

[emsr2d2]

I would say "I wish you could do it" or "I wish you did it" instead; they sound more natural to me.

"I wish you did it" is incorrect, charliedeut. "I wish you could do it" means something else.

I wish you would do it.

 

[charliedeut]

"I wish you did it" is incorrect, charliedeut. "I wish you could do it" means something else.

I wish you would do it.

I stand corrected, then, and apologize for any involuntary misinformation. I'll update my database to "I wish you did it is incorrect".

 

[emsr2d2]

I stand corrected, then, and apologize for any involuntary misinformation. I'll update my database to "I wish you did it is incorrect".

Before you do that, I have a feeling that "I wish you did that" might be the AmE variant of the BrE "I wish you had done that", though that would need to be clarified. However, it definitely doesn't mean "I want you to do that" (the OP's question).

 

[Pierce111]

But on TV we can often hear: "I wish you were here." with past simple in usage after "wish". Is it also correct only in US?

 

[emsr2d2]

But on TV we can often hear: "I wish you were here." with past simple in usage after "wish". Is it also correct only in US?

"You were" is not the past simple in that sentence, it's the subjunctive mood.

 

[Pierce111]

So when I by-pass that "subjunctive mood" can I say "I wish you are here" ?

 

[emsr2d2]

So when I by-pass that "subjunctive mood" can I say "I wish you are here" ?

No.

 

[Offroad]

[I am not a teacher]

If I may, I'd like to present my interpretation on this subject:

I wish you did it = Can you do it? Oh, how I wish you could it. (The speaker feels something can't be done).
I wish you would do it = Why don't you do it? ( The speaker feels annoyed, as in 'why don't you go home?').

 

[emsr2d2]

[I am not a teacher]

If I may, I'd like to present my interpretation on this subject:

I wish you did it = Can you do it? Oh, how I wish you could it. (The speaker feels something can't be done).
I wish you would do it = Why don't you do it? ( The speaker feels annoyed, as in 'why don't you go home?').

I disagree entirely with your first interpretation. As I've said, we wouldn't use "I wish you did it" in BrE but I think it's used in AmE as the equivalent of "I wish you had done it", which has a completely different meaning from your interpretation.

With the second, "I wish you would do it" might mean "Why won't/don't you do it?" as in "The toilet needs cleaning. I wish you would do it. I nearly always have to do it myself" (the emphasis being on "you") but it doesn't have to express annoyance.
Jane: I'm thinking of going to live in New Zealand.
Emily: I wish you would [do it].
Jane: Why?
Emily: Because I've always wanted to visit New Zealand and if you go to live there, I have the perfect excuse.

 

[Offroad]

I disagree entirely with your first interpretation. As I've said, we wouldn't use "I wish you did it" in BrE but I think it's used in AmE as the equivalent of "I wish you had done it", which has a completely different meaning from your interpretation.

So, can I assume that the form below is not correct in BrE?

I wish I lived somewhere else.
I wish you didn't work on Sundays. [Swan, 2009]

Thank you

 

[bhaisahab]

So, can I assume that the form below is not correct in BrE?

I wish I lived somewhere else.
I wish you didn't work on Sundays. [Swan, 2009]

Thank you

No, you can't.

 

[emsr2d2]

So, can I assume that the form below is not correct in BrE?

I wish I lived somewhere else.
I wish you didn't work on Sundays. [Swan, 2009]

Thank you

No, you can't assume that. They are both fine.