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Why should you use the past simple tense of the verb in a sentence expressing a wish?
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∙ 16y ago
You shouldn't, at least not in formal writing. What you use is the subjunctive - which often looks like the simple past, except in the first and third persons singular of the verb TO BE. For example: "I wish I were able to help," and " We all wish the world were a better place."
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