ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WISH
Old English wӯscan; related to Old Norse öskja, German wünschen, Dutch wenschen.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WISH
PRESENT
Present
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
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
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would wish
you would wish
he/she/it would wish
we would wish
you would wish
they would wish
Conditional continuous
I would be wishing
you would be wishing
he/she/it would be wishing
we would be wishing
you would be wishing
they would be wishing
Conditional perfect
I would have wish
you would have wish
he/she/it would have wish
we would have wish
you would have wish
they would have wish
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been wishing
you would have been wishing
he/she/it would have been wishing
we would have been wishing
you would have been wishing
they would have been wishing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you wish
we let´s wish
you wish
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
wishing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «WISH»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
wish.
The Igbo used to say that they built their own gods. They would come together as a community, and they would express a wish. And their wish would then be brought to a priest, who would find a ritual object, and the appropriate sacrifices would be made, and the shrine would be built for the god.
People ask me if I have some kind of death wish, to keep saying the things I do. The answer is no: I would like to keep living. However, some things must be said, and there are times when silence becomes an accomplice to injustice.
I wish I could say it's easy, but honestly, to get ready for a big championship is not as easy as it seems.
The generous wish to share with all what is precious, to spread broadcast priceless truths, to shut out none from the illumination of true knowledge, has resulted in a zeal without discretion that has vulgarised Christianity, and has presented its teachings in a form that often repels the heart and alienates the intellect.
I'll confess right here that I secretly wish I'd have drawn a strip about a little boy with a fake tiger, going for adventures throughout the universe in spaceships of his imagination.
Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to believe of himself.
I wish I could create an IMAX film that would make my work accessible to a broader audience.
An original something, dear maid, you would wish me to write; but how shall I begin? For I'm sure I have not original in me, Excepting Original Sin.
To be honest, I found the 3D in 'Avatar' to be inconsistent and while ground breaking in many respects, sometimes I thought it overwhelmed the storytelling. Technology aside, I wish 'Avatar' had been more original in its storytelling.
Oh, I wish I could tell you I was a Mr. Fix-It, but I am not that kind of guy. I get frustrated so easily.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WISH»
Discover the use of
wish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
If you could have anything, what would you wish for?
Geralt of Rivia is a witcher.
In China, at a time when few girls are taught to read or write, Ruby dreams of going to the university with her brothers and male cousins.
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Wish to Inform You that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with ...
This remarkable debut book chronicles what has happened in Rwanda and neighboring states since 1994, when the Rwandan government called on everyone in the Hutu majority to murder everyone in the Tutsi minority.
Seventeen-year-old Annika tries to cheer up her little brother Jeremy before his surgery to remove a cancerous tumor by bringing home his favorite television actor, Steve Raleigh, the star of "Teen Robin Hood."
Kayla McHenry?s sweet sixteen sucks!
While trying to help her eleven-year-old brother who suffers from cystic fibrosis get his greatest wish, fifteen-year-old Bee discovers that she has some special wishes of her own.
Before Adam, their angry and worried father, can reach them, he must learn to follow seemingly useless leads, and to listen carefully to the tale that lies behind the villain’s bitterness.
With imagination, insight, and vivid detail, I Wish I’d Been There is an engaging tour through key events in American history. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Wish Daddy Didn't Drink So Much
A young girl shares her feelings and frustrations about her alcoholic father's behavior.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WISH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
wish is used in the context of the following news items.
Mobile Shopping App Wish Buys Android Lockscreen App Maker …
Mobile shopping startup Wish — fresh off a $500 million round of funding — has made its first acquisition. The company has acquired Locket, a startup that ... «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
Thousands without power as strong storms pass through
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – UPDATE 8:45 p.m.: IPLS says about 18,000 households remain with power. About 40,000 people were impacted by outages after ... «WISH-TV, Jul 15»
Attorney: Fogle cooperating with law enforcement
ZIONSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — Police were at the home of Subway spokesman Jared Fogle on Tuesday morning as part of a child porn investigation. A heavy ... «WISH-TV, Jul 15»
Viking's Choice: toe, 'My Little Wish'
Kashikura Takashi is a hell of a drummer. Fifteen years into the existence of toe, he's often been the focus of the instrumental Japanese post-rock band, and for ... «NPR, Jul 15»
Wish-Bone recalls Ranch dressing
The makers Wish-Bone salad dressing have voluntarily recalled a limited quantity of Wish-Bone Ranch Salad Dressing because the bottles contain blue cheese ... «Chicago Tribune, Jun 15»
Columbus couple asking for essay in exchange for home
COLUMBUS, Ind. (WISH) — What if you were told you could own a 6,200-square-foot home on almost 5 acres of property, complete with an indoor pool? «WISH-TV, Jun 15»
Ross teen gives her 'Dream wish' to her mother for wedding day
Jenevieve chose the wish prior to starting a second phase of a trial of an experimental drug to slow her disease. She is the first person in Pittsburgh and one of ... «Tribune-Review, Jun 15»
Even the funny Death Wish films are repugnantly fascist
In 1974, Death Wish fit snugly into a wave of films depicting New York City (specifically Manhattan) at best wildly unpleasant and at worst an apocalyptic ... «A.V. Club, May 15»
Wish, a Direct-From-China Shopping App, Lures Bargain Hunters
On the smartphone shopping app Wish, everything is a bargain: A $2,470 man's watch for $69! A $399 waterproof Wi-Fi camera, just $89! $229 stilettos for the ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
Indiana dentists accused of overtreating patients, overbilling Medicaid
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) – UPDATE: May 20, 2015 — Indiana officials have given new information about dentists' billing practice. See update below. —. «WISH-TV, May 15»