Conjugation of the verb wish in English in all tenses
Here are the conjugation tables for the verb wish in English.
Conjugation of the verb wish in the present tenses
Present Tense
- I wish
- you wish
- he|she|it wishes
- we wish
- you wish
- they wish
Present Continuous
- I am wishing
- you are wishing
- he|she|it is wishing
- we are wishing
- you are wishing
- they are wishing
Present Perfect
- I have wished
- you have wished
- he|she|it has wished
- we have wished
- you have wished
- they have wished
Present Perfect Continuous
- I have been wishing
- you have been wishing
- he|she|it has been wishing
- we have been wishing
- you have been wishing
- they have been wishing
How to use these conjugation tenses in English? The Present expresses habit, frequency, general truth and state in English. The Present Continuous mainly expresses the idea of an action or activity that is still in progress. The Present Perfect expresses notions that are always related to the present or the consequence of an event. Finally, the Present Perfect Continuous associates with the idea of activity that of duration.
Conjugation of the verb wish in the past tenses
Simple past
- I wished
- you wished
- he|she|it wished
- we wished
- you wished
- they wished
Past continuous
- I was wishing
- you were wishing
- he|she|it was wishing
- we were wishing
- you were wishing
- they were wishing
Past perfect
- I had wished
- you had wished
- he|she|it had wished
- we had wished
- you had wished
- they had wished
Past perfect continuous
- I had been wishing
- you had been wishing
- he|she|it had been wishing
- we had been wishing
- you had been wishing
- they had been wishing
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Simple Past expresses completed actions unrelated to the present, dated past actions or habits. It is very often used in English. The Past Continuous (Simple Past + ING) on the other hand is used to talk about ongoing actions in the past or a past action in progress when another action occurs. The Past Perfect is used to indicate that the action took place before another past action. Finally, the Past Perfect Continuous is used to refer to a continuous action in the past that has continued until another past action.
Conjugation of the verb wish in the futur tenses
Future
- I will wish
- you will wish
- he|she|it will wish
- we will wish
- you will wish
- they will wish
Future continuous
- I will be wishing
- you will be wishing
- he|she|it will be wishing
- we will be wishing
- you will be wishing
- they will be wishing
Future perfect
- I will have wished
- you will have wished
- he|she|it will have wished
- we will have wished
- you will have wished
- they will have wished
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
- you will have been wishing
- they will have been wishing
How do you use these conjugation tenses in English? The Future is used to talk about factual actions in the future. The Future Continuous is used to talk about things that will be happening in the future. The Future Perfect is a conjugation tense not often used in English, this conjugation tense is used to talk about a future factual action prior to another one. Finally the Future Perfect Continuous is very rarely used, this tense is used to talk about a future action in progress and prior to another.
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