Key information about wishes
POINT
An affirmative wish implies a negative reality.
A negative wish implies an affirmative reality.
EXAMPLE
I wish i had time to help
I wish i did not have time to help
MEANING
no time to help
time to help
POINT
A past tense verb implies a present reality.
A past perfect tense verb implies a past reality.
EXAMPLE
I wish he were at home
I wish he had been at home
MEANING
is not at home
was not at home
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