grammar · neutral

wish + would + base verb

Band 5-6speakingtask2

Used to express a desire for someone or something to change now or in the future, often to complain.

Examples

“I wish he would stop smoking in the office.”

“She wishes it would stop raining so we could go out.”

“I wish you wouldn't play your music so loudly at night.”

Band 8 sentence

“I wish my neighbours would stop parking across my driveway every morning; it's becoming a real problem.”

Collocations

  • wish + someone + would + base verb
  • wish + it + would + base verb

Word family

wish + past simple grammarwish + past perfect grammar

Common mistakes

I wish he stopped smoking.→I wish he would stop smoking.

I wish he will come earlier.→I wish he would come earlier.

Say it for a higher band

5I wish + past simple→6I wish + past simple + maybe→7+wish + would + base verb

Synonyms

hope (for)

Easily confused

wish + past simple

“I wish I knew how to speak Chinese.”

Related words

have / has + past participlesubject + V(s) (simple present)be about to + base verbbe + V-ingso + adjective/adverb + that + clauseIf + present perfect, will + base verbNot only + clause, but also + clausewill have been + V-ing

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