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 wish clauses?62 replies 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??? Junior Member91 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.)  Veteran Member8,073 Gencebay90For example, can past continous work in wish clauses???"I wish it was not raining so heavily" is one of the examples. Yoong LiatPresent and future:Gencebay90For example, can past continous work in wish clauses???"I wish it was not raining so heavily" is one of the examples. -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 Gencebay90A person whose knowledge I really trust says that No other tense but the above tenses can't work in wish clauses.Yoong LiatA person whose knowledge I really trust says that No other tense but the above tenses can't work in wish clausesGencebay90For example, can past continous work in wish clauses???"I wish it was not raining so heavily" is one of the examples. I don't understand what you're saying. Could you please rephrase the sentence? 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  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.  Full Member393 Gencebay90There 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. Show more
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