Wish
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Wish
If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride. (pre-driverless car saying)
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entremets
"wish" can be followed by a noun phrase (and by words from a few other classes: an occasional particle, resultative adjective, ... )
- We wish you the best of luck.
- She wished me a merry Christmas.
"wish" is not followed by an embedded clause in the simple present, present continuous, or the future. Instead use "hope" with the simple present or the future.
Main course
wish is often followed by an embedded clause in the simple past, the past continuous or the past perfect. It is very frequently associated with the remote modals could and would.
