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In this sentence what does the word 'wish' mean? I wish to visit my grandfather in California?




In this sentence what does the word 'wish' mean? I wish you the best of luck on your driving test.




Fill in the blank. I ________ I was the boss of the company I work for.




Fill in the blank. I ______ we can go to Florida again next year.






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Wednesday, November 4th 2009

engvid is very good for me.

Thursday, November 5th 2009

Thank you very much, ValenESL

engVid is also very good for me;-)

Thursday, November 5th 2009

thank u Valen

Thursday, November 5th 2009

Hi, I woul like to know if your sentence is correct or not, you wrote I WISH I WAS RICH…….., but I know that one rule says that when you’re using wish to talk about things that you want to be true now, but that are not true you must use simple past after wish, but you have to use were instead of was after wish; so, your example should be I WISH I WERE RICH. I would like to know if I’m right or not. Thank you!!!

Friday, November 6th 2009

    Hi,

    You are right. You do use the simple past. “I wish I WERE rich” is correct. Thanks, hello!

    Monday, November 16th 2009Reply to this comment

    What you mention is the “subjunctive tense.” To express something imaginary, unreal, hypothetical…

    A) I wish I were rich. I wish he were in Thailand. I wish she were my girlfriend.

    The above is the formal, prescribed grammar… (they all express unreal or imaginary situations).

    BUT, one can also say and hear:

    B) I wish I was rich. I wish he was in Thailand. I wish she was my girlfriend.

    Example (A) is prescribed, formal grammar (best for tests).

    Example (B) is also used, even by native speakers. It is “wrong” only in the formal sense. It is “right” because native speakers say it all the time.

    (A) I wish I were a better person.

    versus

    (B) I wish I was a better person.

    Which is correct? For a test, (A) is correct. For everyday usage, either (A) or (B) is correct, BUT you will probably hear (B) more often.

    This is simply because the subjunctive tense is not used by native speakers in some situations; maybe the subjunctive sounds strange [it does!], maybe it is going out of style [perhaps some day it will]…

    Tuesday, November 17th 2009Reply to this comment

      For people like us (latins) this explanation is excelent. Thank you so much

      Saturday, January 2nd 2010

        thank you for your explanation.. i got you.. easily,,
        actually, korean english teacher explained to me that
        after Wish, i must put the past plural verb all the time like i were, he were, she were…

        thanks..
        tchau..

        Saturday, January 16th 2010Reply to this comment

      Spelly:
      Thank you so much for taking the time to compose this explanation: excellent, thorough, and clear.
      Happy Learn
      May 22, 2010

      Saturday, May 22nd 2010

Thank you very much, ValenESL the class was great

Saturday, November 7th 2009

Thank you dear,

Saturday, November 7th 2009

Thank you so much, I understood everything and now i hope to continue learning english with your help.

Saturday, November 7th 2009

Gracias por su valioso tiempo y esfuerzo, pero sobre todo por su agradable sonrisa.

Muack!

Saturday, November 7th 2009

thnx valen

Saturday, November 7th 2009

you are very smart andeasy .soIthink every one will understand from you quickly.thank alot

Sunday, November 8th 2009

Hi valen i am from pakistan u r superb.ur way to teach lecture is mindbloing.

Sunday, November 8th 2009

valen when will ur next lecture come on web?

Sunday, November 8th 2009

    Hi teacher ,how r u ,i hope u will fine and i like u r teaching .and i get alot of advantage thanx so much for making goog idea .best of luck

    Monday, December 21st 2009Reply to this comment

thank you now i exelant for wish and hope :)

Sunday, November 8th 2009

i wish every one understand this lesson

Monday, November 9th 2009

.. as what i have learned.. if you wish for sumthing which is impossible, you must use the simple past tense were. I WISH I WERE RICH.. IS THAT GRAMMATICALLY ACCEPTABLE..

Monday, November 9th 2009

thank u so much

Tuesday, November 10th 2009

you are take my heart . please return it

Wednesday, November 11th 2009

It’s pretty good for me. Now I understand the difference.

Wednesday, November 11th 2009

Great, it was so easy to understand the difference.
thanks :0)

Wednesday, November 11th 2009

thanks much.

Thursday, November 12th 2009

Awesome… I’ve never seen like these arrangement for lesson !

Thursday, November 12th 2009

your teaching is excellent.

Friday, November 13th 2009

Hi
Dear Valen hope u will be fine and enjoying your Toronto. I am Shah Khalid doing Ms from Peshawar University in Computer Science..I am too much impressed form your teaching..if you don’t mind then kindly give me your personal e mail ID..
thanks alot……….

Friday, November 13th 2009

Hi Valen,
Thank you for your useful videos. Do you offer any private lesson on Skype or not?
Tanx alot,
SaM.

Saturday, November 14th 2009

İf I were you ı asked us more difficult questions

Monday, November 16th 2009

It’s prety good,so i think that you should have more video.ok,thanks

Wednesday, November 18th 2009

hi Vaalen Im vere will I wish to get text thank you forda helpe I wish one day to see you LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Thursday, November 19th 2009

thank you so much
it was very good for me
I hope you have a good life .

Friday, November 20th 2009

Hi Valen, Thanks for taught us English… I have to make a confession… Umm… :) … U are the most beautiful girl that I ever seen in my whole… I like Your smile and ur baby face… Oh My god… Umm one on my dreams Its Meet You… I Hope… I wish… To meet you personally…

Take care…
And Thanks For your time… jejejej

Friday, November 20th 2009

hi hi ValenESL :your site help me to learn English from scratch!!!

d

Sunday, November 22nd 2009

Very good lessons, very good web-site,
and of course perfect teachers, especially my lovely teacher Valen.
Valen I really appreciate your help for all of us! I wish you all the best in your cognitive job!
Thank you very much!
Your admirer from Kazakhstan!
Sincerely Beibit!
If you’d like to connect!?))
bake_net@yahoo.com

Monday, November 23rd 2009

Hi Valen
thanks for given kind information about learn good english speaking.
thanks a lot.

Monday, November 23rd 2009

I like it

Monday, November 23rd 2009

thank you!

Friday, November 27th 2009

I liked a lot this lesson … very interesting

Sunday, November 29th 2009

Thank you so much for your lesson. Onething I would like to ask you that I got confuse from your wish and hope subject. Please clearify it.

Sunday, November 29th 2009

Dear teacher,
I would like to thank you at first because you are a great teacher and very petient. I do hope I will understand what you are teaching your lessons more.
your student

Monday, November 30th 2009

Hi Valen, I would like to learn all the tenses, articles, prepostions and adverbs . Thank you

Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

Hi Valen, I would like to learn the usage of these words: wish, hope, like and desire. Thank you.

Wednesday, December 2nd 2009

Dear teacher,
Now i understand most of your lessons that you explained crearly. i have one question to you. Can we say the Moon is only in the world?. But somes say there are more than one in another world. Is it true?. I am waiting for your answers. Finally, I hope you are in good health.
Yours……..

Friday, December 4th 2009

thanks verry much. i understand.

Sunday, December 6th 2009

hi Valen this is faheem kargil from Canada you have great voice, cute face and best teaching roll i never miss your lesson

Sunday, December 6th 2009

ii do not have any comment but i love you so much please valen answer me

Tuesday, December 8th 2009

hi valen you are good teacher l like the way to explain the lessons

Tuesday, December 15th 2009

HELLO I WANT TO KNOW WHEN DO YOU USE WISH AND HOPE TOGETHER…. I WISH I HOPE…

Saturday, December 19th 2009

hello ,respected teachar ValenESL .i hope u will fine and i like u r teaching style and i get more advantage . best of luck

Monday, December 21st 2009

Hi Valen

Great teaching!

Hoppel

Tuesday, December 22nd 2009

i inderstand all with you valen i wish hear your pronociation all day thank a lot

Thursday, December 24th 2009

I would like to thank to you. i just became a fan of Valen

Saturday, December 26th 2009

I am a great fan of you

Sunday, December 27th 2009

beautiful teaching

Sunday, December 27th 2009

thank u Valen
i really feel amused while learning English & listening to your pronunciation

Monday, December 28th 2009

HI,
I FOUND UR SITE VERY MUCH UZEFUL.I HAVE BEEN LEARNING ENGLISH ALMOST FROM MY CHILDHOOD. EVEN THAN I HAVE NOT GOTTEN COMMAND OVER IT AZ IT IZ NOT OUR LANGUAGE. I M MOSTLY CONFUZE IN MY SPOKEN ENGLISH AND GRAMMER. PLZ TELL ME NEW IDEAS AND TIPS FOR IT. THANK YOU.

Thursday, December 31st 2009

I don’t know how to thank you for your lesson it’s great .
I think you are the best teacher in the world .
I wish to you the best of luck .

Saturday, January 2nd 2010

Dear Teacher,

I wish you all the best in your whole life.

Regards/Rajapk

Monday, January 4th 2010

your handwriting, your attitude , presentation and all things so super
i wish you happy newyear 2010.
c u moin

Thursday, January 7th 2010

it was fun being taught on two similar words. i gave the short quiz and i didnt make mistake. thanx..

Tuesday, January 19th 2010

hi valen how are u? i like to wish u thank you , you are so intelligent and so knowledgeable in English, plz help me to improve my English i will be so gratitude you in this regard plz , reply me via e-mail my e-mail address is sdanishali_@live.com, i am awaiting for your earliest response

Wednesday, January 20th 2010

hi how are u?

Wednesday, January 20th 2010

i wish you to say thanks. but i will say thank you very much

Sunday, January 31st 2010

thank you for your lessons indeed….

Monday, February 1st 2010

hi very good valen. you look very smart and handsome

Wednesday, February 17th 2010

thank you i really admired your way in teaching
you are my best teacher and i watched all your clips

best wishes

Wednesday, February 17th 2010

you teach great

Thursday, February 25th 2010

Thank you for your great teaching.. I like your hand writing, Nice hand writing … Thanks for your efforts.

Wednesday, March 3rd 2010

Hi, I woul like if u can show me: hwo to use To lie ,to lay & to lie =not telling the truth?

Thursday, March 4th 2010

DEAR TEACHER,

THANK YOU FOR YOUR GREAT TEACHING. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST IN YOUR LIFE.

Thursday, March 11th 2010

hi valen.thanks kindly for ur the best presentations ,

Monday, March 15th 2010

thank you so much I wish you all the best in your life

Wednesday, March 17th 2010

HI VALEN

YOUR EXAMPLE VERY NICE AND VERY SIMPLE
THANKS YOU……

Thursday, April 1st 2010

Thank you very much Valen :)
I never knew that wish cannot be used in future tens… thanks.

And this website is changing everything in my mind.

masoud

Monday, April 12th 2010

thank u valen soooooooooooooooo much u are a perfect teacher i have ever seen. well done

Friday, April 30th 2010

hey would you give me your email address and send it to my address i want to talk with you on yahoomessenger my prety prety and lovely teacher

Saturday, May 1st 2010

hey dear valen my nice intellegent and beautiful teacher please give me your email address

Saturday, May 1st 2010

HI VALEN,
SO WE CAN SAY THAT WE CAN USE ” WISH ” IN THE PAST AND IN THE PRESENT ,BUT WE JUST USE ” HOPE ” IN FUTURE

Sunday, May 2nd 2010

Hey,Valen, I hope you can be my English savvy.

Monday, May 3rd 2010

Really .. your explanations are good, as like you… Keep it up

Sunday, May 16th 2010

Thank you so much.

Monday, May 17th 2010

it’s amazing, really helpful for me and hope you reach your goals

Saturday, June 5th 2010

I wish I had a teacher like you. Thank you so much, valen. I wish you all the best!

Sunday, June 13th 2010

thanks you so much .

Sunday, June 13th 2010

Thank u very much for this web site

Tuesday, June 15th 2010

I’ve learned English for more than 10 years, and I wish I had studied harder. I wish my English ability was as good as an native English speaker is. I wish I could make many friends here and I hope my English will become better someday :) Correct me if incorrect,thanks

Tuesday, June 15th 2010

i really like !

Saturday, June 19th 2010

hi valen how are u doing i would like to be ur friend and i like ur teaching and u look beautiful so plz respones me to me emaill address samir143m@yahoo.com i look forward to ur early reply

Wednesday, June 23rd 2010

Hi valen I like your teaching leson.I wish you all the best vallen.If you willing to connect take my address:asf_gbz@yahoo.com

Saturday, June 26th 2010

Good wishes for you, Miss Valen,
I am so happy, that I found your nice website and specially you as great Teacher for me,

Thursday, July 1st 2010

hi valen how are u? i like to wish u thank you , you are so intelligent and so knowledgeable in English, plz help me to improve my English i will be so gratitude you in this regard plz

Monday, July 5th 2010

wow valen your class was great it helped me alots thanks a lot

Monday, July 12th 2010

YOU EXPLAIN EVERYTHING SO WELL.THANK U.U ARE THE BEST TEACHER.I WISH I WERE A TEACHER LIKE U ARE…

Saturday, July 17th 2010

Hi Vallen,

Now I understand what is the difference between Wish & Hope.You are a very good teacher.Your voice is so clear & the examples are also understandable.
Thanks
Tanul

Monday, July 26th 2010
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