Gencebay90  +  425803 Mon, 01 Oct 07 02:42 PM I have heard that Wish clauses can only work with the tenses below Present and future: -Simple past -could  V1 -would Past: -Past perfect -could have done                  Is it true or is there any other tense or sturucture??? Gencebay90 Joined on Sun, Sep 2 2007 Turkey Junior Member 91 In a corner of every heart is a wounded place Tenses, Clauses, Past Perfect, Simple Past

	Yoong Liat  +  425805 Mon, 01 Oct 07 02:47 PM Simple past ( I wish I were younger.) -could  V1    (I wish I could lift this rock.) -would         (I wish I would get better tomorrow.) Past: -Past perfect  (I wish I had done it another way.) Yoong Liat Joined on Mon, Sep 4 2006 Veteran Member 6,757 Past Perfect, Simple Past

	Yoong Liat  +  425900 Mon, 01 Oct 07 08:23 PM  Gencebay90 wrote: For example, can past continous work in wish clauses??? "I wish it was not raining so heavily" is one of the examples. Yoong Liat Clauses

	Gencebay90  +  425955 Mon, 01 Oct 07 11:30 PM  Yoong Liat wrote:  Gencebay90 wrote: For example, can past continous work in wish clauses??? "I wish it was not raining so heavily" is one of the examples. Present and future: -Simple past -could  V1 -would Past: -Past perfect -could have done A person whose knowledge I really trust says that No other tense but the above tenses can't work in wish clauses Gencebay90 Tenses, Clauses, Past Perfect, Simple Past

	Yoong Liat  +  426244 Tue, 02 Oct 07 04:35 PM  Gencebay90 wrote:  Yoong Liat wrote:  Gencebay90 wrote: For example, can past continous work in wish clauses??? "I wish it was not raining so heavily" is one of the examples. A person whose knowledge I really trust says that No other tense but the above tenses can't work in wish clauses A person whose knowledge I really trust says that No other tense but the above tenses can't work in wish clauses. I don't understand what you're saying. Could you please rephrase the sentence? Yoong Liat Tenses, Clauses

	Gencebay90  +  426977 Thu, 04 Oct 07 01:32 PM There is a person I know and that person claims/says that past progressive doesn't work in wish clauses; in actual fact no other tenses apart from the tenses I wrote above don't work Gencebay90 Tenses, Clauses

	WesternAmerican  +  426981 Thu, 04 Oct 07 01:39 PM If you blindly trust that guy, why did you ask us that question? Koh has given you a detailed explanation, but you choose to ignore it. WesternAmerican Joined on Wed, Jun 6 2007 Israel Full Member 393 I will REALLY appreciate any corrections to my posts, whether it be grammar, glossary, or just something that could elevate my style. Thank you.

	Yoong Liat  +  426996 Thu, 04 Oct 07 02:46 PM  Gencebay90 wrote: There is a person I know and that person claims/says that past progressive doesn't work in wish clauses; in actual fact no other tenses apart from the tenses I wrote above don't work I wish it was not raining so heavily. (Are you saying that this sentence is wrong? If you think so, I can understand you. However, please ask your friend whether the sentence is correct. If s/he tells you it's wrong, he should join our Forum to improve his English.) Best wishes. Yoong Liat Tenses, Clauses