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[Mr M.Saber]

I didn't ask what his name was ( I wish

[الاستاذ خالد زلط]

I wish I had asked him what his name was

[ابو بيشو]

I wish I had asked him what his name was
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Wishes about the past
wish + past perfect is used to express a regret, or that we want a situation in the past to be different.
• I wish I hadn't eaten so much. (I ate a lot)
• I wish they’d come on holiday with us. (They didn't come on holiday)
• I wish I had studied harder at school. (I was lazy at school)

[ابو بيشو]

Wishes about the present and future
1. wish + past simple is used to express that we want a situation in the present (or future) to be different.
• I wish I spoke Italian. (I don’t speak Italian)
• I wish I had a big car. (I don’t have a big car)
• I wish I was on a beach. (I’m in the office)
• I wish it was the weekend. (It’s only Wednesday)
wish + past continuous is used to express that we want to be doing a different action in the present (or future).
• I wish I was lying on a beach now. (I’m sitting in the office)
• I wish it wasn't raining. (It is raining)
• I wish you weren't leaving tomorrow. (You are leaving tomorrow)
Wishes about the past
wish + past perfect is used to express a regret, or that we want a situation in the past to be different.
• I wish I hadn't eaten so much. (I ate a lot)
• I wish they’d come on holiday with us. (They didn't come on holiday)
• I wish I had studied harder at school. (I was lazy at school)
Wish + would
wish + would + bare infinitive is used to express impatience, annoyance or dissatisfaction with a present action.
• I wish you would stop smoking.
You are smoking at the moment and it is annoying me.
• I wish it would stop raining.
I’m impatient because it is raining and I want to go outside.
• I wish she’d be quiet.
I am annoyed because she is speaking.
Wish and hope
To express that you want something to happen in the future (not wanting a situation to be different, and not implying impatience or annoyance) hope is used instead of wish.
• I hope it’s sunny tomorrow.
“I wish it was sunny tomorrow” is not correct.
• I hope she passes her exam next week.
“I wish she were passing her exam next week” is not correct.
• I hope the plane doesn't crash tomorrow.
“I wish the plane wouldn't crash tomorrow” is not correct.

[ابو بيشو]

Wish
Let's start off with the easy part. ' I wish to' can mean the same as 'I want to' but it is much, much more formal and much, much less common.
• I wish to make a complaint.
• I wish to see the manager.
You can also use 'wish' with a noun to 'offer good wishes'.
• I wish you all the best in your new job.
• We wish you a merry Christmas.
Notice that when you want to offer good wishes using a verb, you must use 'hope ' and not 'wish'.
• We wish you the best of luck.
• We hope you have the best of luck.
• I wish you a safe and pleasant journey.
• I hope you have a safe and pleasant journey.
However, the main use of 'wish' is to say that we would like things to be different from what they are, that we have regrets about the present situation.
• I wish I was rich.
• He wishes he lived in Paris.
• They wish they'd chosen a different leader.
Notice that the verb tense which follows 'I wish' is 'more in the past' than the tense corresponding to its meaning.
• I'm too fat. I wish I was thin.
• I never get invited to parties. I wish I got invited to parties.
• It's raining. I wish it wasn't raining.
• I went to see the latest Star Wars film. I wish I hadn't gone.
• I've eaten too much. I wish I hadn't eaten so much.
• I'm going to visit her later. I wish I wasn't going to visit her later.
In the case of 'will' , where 'will' means 'show willingness' we use 'would'.
• He won't help me. I wish he would help me.
• You're making too much noise. I wish you would be quiet.
• You keep interrupting me. I wish you wouldn't do that.
Where 'will' means a future event, we cannot use 'wish' and must use 'hope'.
• There's a strike tomorrow. I hope some buses will still be running.
• I hope everything will be fine in your new job.
In more formal English, we use the subjunctive form 'were' and not 'was' after 'wish'.
• I wish I were taller.
• I wish it were Saturday today.
• I wish he were here.