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Past Wishes
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Past wishes indicate things we
imagine would have been different in the past, although we
cannot change them. For past wishes, use the past perfect in
the that clause.
I wish (that) I had gone
to Cincinnati
He wishes that he had
been elected chairman.
They wish they had won
the lottery.
(I really didn't go.)
(He wasn't elected.)
(They didn't win.)
Past wishes can be used to for reference with Grammar: Past Conditionals .
Textbook Recommendation:
Touchy Situations , Chapter 19
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