with 's' or 'ed'

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aysaa

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Hello,

-I wish she thought before she acts.
-I wish she thought before she acted.

-Marie is very impulsive. I wish she would think before she acts.
-I wish she would think before she acted.

I can't figure out which ones are OK with 's' or 'ed', can you please check those out?

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-I wish she thought before she acts. no
-I wish she thought before she acted. no

-Marie is very impulsive. I wish she would think before acting.
-I wished she would have thought before acting. (If you talk about the past)

(I’d say:
- I wish she would not act before thinking)
- I wished she would not have acted before thinking)


februar, no teacher
 

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-I wish she thought before she acted. [STRIKE]no[/STRIKE] It's acceptable.
"I wish she would think before she acted." That's fine.
 

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Are sentences ''I wish she would think before she acts'' and ''I wish she thought before she acts'' certainly grammatically wrong?
 

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Are sentences ''I wish she would think before she acts'' and ''I wish she thought before she acted'' certainly grammatically wrong?

They are both OK now.
 
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