Ahmed wishes he (would-could)come first.

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I said, " Here was my question .Can we use 'would 'or use 'could' only?"
I used was not is.
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I want 'Ahmed' as a first subject, and 'he' as a second subjects but refers to Ahmed as follows;
Ahmed wishes he would work harder.
Ahmed wishes he would learn how to cook.
Here is my question .Can we use 'would 'or should we use' could' [STRIKE]only[/STRIKE]?

We seem to be going around in circles. I do not know what you mean by first subject or second subject. Perhaps:

would
Ahmed wishes he (Jack) would work harder.
Ahmed wishes he (Jack) would learn how to cook.

could
Ahmed wishes he could work harder. (Ahmed can't work harder.)
Ahmed wishes he could learn how to cook. Ahmed can't learn how to cook.)

:)
 
We seem to be going around in circles. I do not know what you mean by first subject or second subject. Perhaps:

would
Ahmed wishes he (Jack) would work harder.
Ahmed wishes he (Jack) would learn how to cook.

could
Ahmed wishes he could work harder. (Ahmed can't work harder.)
Ahmed wishes he could learn how to cook. Ahmed can't learn how to cook.)

:)
Here is the end of the circle, although it has not an end.
We should use could and not could when I speak about another one 's wish.:up:
Ahmed wishes he could work harder. (Ahmed can't work harder.)
 
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