Is "I wish we would have won" correct English?
I think "I wish we had won" would be the correct construction.
Thanks.
I am going to stick my neck out and say that "I wish we would have won" is incorrect. Now I fully expect people of the American persuasion to jump on me.;-)
It could be correct, but it doesn't mean "I wish we had won".Why is "I wish we would have won." 'not correct'?
2006It could be correct, but it doesn't mean "I wish we had won".
I disagree. What else does it mean?
Newspaper: Unfortunately, the game was washed out. However, if the rain had not come, Team A would have won.
Member of Team B: Damn, I wish we would have won! ???
What Team B said doesn't logically follow what came before.
So it's not exactly incorrect. It's just that there's not much call for it. \
And I can say, on a different topic, that very often simple past tense is all one needs. One can use present perfect in the same situuation if one wishes, but there's not much call for it. (= it's not essential)
So again, there can be more than one correct way of saying something.
It's easier to understand the difference between a similar pair such as "If he had done something ..." and "If he would have done something ..." which are both meaningful, useful and have different meanings (one being conditional and the other not).
Yes, except that's not at all the same as our two sentences.
'I wish we (had)(would have) won.' There is nothing conditional here. The competition is over. Both sentences correctly express regret that we did not win.
.There is another problem (at least in my eyes):
Both versions seem incorrect to me.
I'll tell you why:
I wish we will win. -> okay Not ok.
I wish we would have won. -> not okay
I wish we had won. -> OK
How can wish be used for the past?
Why isn't it wished? With "had" it is not necessary to use "wished" in this situation. It is possible, but with a different meaning.
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What you wrote applies to 'hope', not to "wish".There is another problem (at least in my eyes):
Both versions seem incorrect to me.
I'll tell you why:
I wish we will win. -> okay
I wish we would have won. -> not okay
I wish we had won. -> not okay
How can wish be used for the past?
Why isn't it wished?
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