How come it's not: I wish we have instead of had ... Because it's an unreal conditional sentence...obviously he didn't ahve any time left.

They're all conditional sentences. I wouldn't say the first one. is goes with won't , not with wouldn't . The second is often heard in casual conversation. Only the third is acceptable for formal use. CJ

So what about the first sentence? With is . bump

Game has already been released. If we still have or had to wait for a patch, what is or was the point of releasing the game on the official release date? What's wrong with this sentence? Also is there another usage for had aside from the

So what about the first sentence? With is .

Native speakers may disagree with me but I consider the original verb form and the one you suggest incorrect. The present conditional should not refer to the past: I would do it five years ago. WRONG! I would have done it five years ago. RIGHT!

I agree with Ivan's analysis except: the second sentence is an example of a common error, even among natives. The third sentence is correct. The question is was/were usage with the subjunctive. Were is needed here because it is an example

Hi pleasehelp In your sentence, "have been" is what is known as a perfect infinitive . There are some other threads here that discuss perfect infinitives. Here are a few of them:

They had to have that specially made? The sentence is in the past tense. Since English lacks verbs for situations in which person A does something for person B on person B's request, a rather long and awkward structure is used instead: to have

You seemed to be having a lot of problems with the modals. We like to help you but I think you need to do some research and studying on your own on the modals. Many learners are confused by the past tense concept with the modals and also the