MODAL COULD WITH WISH & THE PAST SIMPLE WITH WISH

1.Modal could with wish & the past simple with wish:

S1 + wish(es) + S2 + past subjunctive

( Ved/ V2 / could / were

didn’t + V/ couldn’t/ weren’t )

a) Ba / can have / new bicycle

Ba wishes he could have a new bicycle.

Thursday, October 21st 2010