[Grammar] My father wishes I would pass the entrance next month.

[Son Ho]

Good morning, everyone. Could you please help me with these two following sentences? I was wondering if I could use them which have the same meaning. Which one is correct or better when I uses wish in the future? Thank you in advance.

1. My father wishes I would pass the entrance next month.
2. My father wishes I passed the entrance next month.

 

[Raymott]

More importantly, you're probably in the habit of using 'wish' instead of 'hope'. We don't use 'wish' for hopes about the future.
A much better sentence is "My father hopes I pass the entrance (test/exam) next month".
Both of your sentences are ungrammatical.

Crossed with Piscean. Whether you use the present tense or future (will) is optional. "Will" is not necessary though.

 

[Son Ho]

Thank you for your explanation. If I studied very badly, I couldn't pass the exam. Are both of them correct?

1. My father wishes I would pass the entrance exam next month.
2. My father wishes I passed the entrance exam next month.

 

[Son Ho]

The truth is that I study badly. I am sure one hundred percent that it is impossible for me to pass the entrance exam next month. I think the situation in the two sentences with wish is similar to if in the second type conditional.

 

[Raymott]

"My father wishes I would study more."
"I wish you would study more. I hope you pass the test."
My advice is: Never use "wish" for events in the future.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Neither is correct. The natural English for that thought is 'My father hopes I will pass the exam next month'.

You beat me to the punch bowl.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

Thank you for your explanation. If I studied very badly, I couldn't pass the exam. Are both of them correct?

1. My father hopes I pass the entrance exam next month.
2. My father hopes I pass the entrance exam next month.

See all the above posts.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

The truth is that I study badly. I am sure one hundred percent that it is impossible for me to pass the entrance exam next month. I think the situation in the two sentences with wish is similar to if in the second type conditional.

Thanks! Now I understand why you want to say wish: because your father is certain that you won't.

But to make wish work, you have to rephrase. For example, in "My father wishes I could pass the exam," the word could makes clear that you can't.

PS -

I know how you feel. My father always wished I could pass exams, too!