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Wish means to want something that is difficult or impossible. Regular verb: wish-wished-wished.
Meanings
- To want something unlikely
- To express hope for someone
- To desire something different
Common Collocations
wish for
wish upon a star
best wishes
wish list
I wish I could
Tip for Learners
Wish + past tense expresses unreal situations: I wish I knew. Hope is for real possibilities.
Present Simple
| I | wish |
| you | wish |
| he/she/it | wishes |
| we | wish |
| they | wish |
Examples - Present Simple
- I wish for good health.
- You wish me luck.
- She wishes for peace.
- We wish you well.
- They wish for success.
Present Continuous
| I | am wishing |
| you | are wishing |
| he/she/it | is wishing |
| we | are wishing |
| they | are wishing |
Examples - Present Continuous
- I am wishing for good health.
- You are wishing me luck.
- She is wishing for peace.
- We are wishing you well.
- They are wishing for success.
Present Perfect
| I | have wished |
| you | have wished |
| he/she/it | has wished |
| we | have wished |
| they | have wished |
Examples - Present Perfect
- I have wished for good health.
- You have wished me luck.
- She has wished for peace.
- We have wished you well.
- They have wished for success.
Present Perfect Continuous
| I | have been wishing |
| you | have been wishing |
| he/she/it | has been wishing |
| we | have been wishing |
| they | have been wishing |
Examples - Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been wishing for health.
- You have been wishing me luck.
- She has been wishing for peace.
- We have been wishing you well.
- They have been wishing for success.
Past Simple
| I | wished |
| you | wished |
| he/she/it | wished |
| we | wished |
| they | wished |
Examples - Past Simple
- I wished for good health.
- You wished me luck.
- She wished for peace.
- We wished you well.
- They wished for success.
Past Continuous
| I | was wishing |
| you | were wishing |
| he/she/it | was wishing |
| we | were wishing |
| they | were wishing |
Examples - Past Continuous
- I was wishing for health.
- You were wishing me luck.
- She was wishing for peace.
- We were wishing you well.
- They were wishing for success.
Past Perfect
| I | had wished |
| you | had wished |
| he/she/it | had wished |
| we | had wished |
| they | had wished |
Examples - Past Perfect
- I had wished for health.
- You had wished me luck.
- She had wished for peace.
- We had wished you well.
- They had wished for success.
Past Perfect Continuous
| I | had been wishing |
| you | had been wishing |
| he/she/it | had been wishing |
| we | had been wishing |
| they | had been wishing |
Examples - Past Perfect Continuous
- I had been wishing for health.
- You had been wishing me luck.
- He had been wishing for peace.
- We had been wishing you well.
- They had been wishing for success.
Future Simple
| I | will wish |
| you | will wish |
| he/she/it | will wish |
| we | will wish |
| they | will wish |
Examples - Future Simple
- I will wish for health.
- You will wish me luck.
- She will wish for peace.
- We will wish you well.
- They will wish for success.
Future Continuous
| I | will be wishing |
| you | will be wishing |
| he/she/it | will be wishing |
| we | will be wishing |
| they | will be wishing |
Examples - Future Continuous
- I will be wishing for health.
- You will be wishing me luck.
- He will be wishing for peace.
- We will be wishing you well.
- They will be wishing for success.
Future Perfect
| I | will have wished |
| you | will have wished |
| he/she/it | will have wished |
| we | will have wished |
| they | will have wished |
Examples - Future Perfect
- I will have wished for health.
- You will have wished me luck.
- She will have wished for peace.
- We will have wished you well.
- They will have wished for success.
Future Perfect Continuous
| I | will have been wishing |
| you | will have been wishing |
| he/she/it | will have been wishing |
| we | will have been wishing |
| they | will have been wishing |
Examples - Future Perfect Continuous
- I will have been wishing for health.
- You will have been wishing me luck.
- He will have been wishing for peace.
- We will have been wishing you well.
- They will have been wishing for success.