期望 I wish I had

Today I wish I had a new phone. My battery isn't working well! How about you? What do you wish you had? [notice that I used 'wish' + past tense [had]]
--> I wish I ________ .
We use the past tense because it's not true. It's like the conditional --> past tense = NOT possible. [for ex: If I HAD money, I would buy a new laptop. = I wish I HAD a new laptop/I wish I HAD enough money.]
Look at the following sentence. Can you fix it?
--> I wish i had a boyfriend who can share everything with me.
The answer is: 'I wish I had a boyfriend who COULD share everything with me.'

Another thing to note:
You can say: 'I wish I were rich and famous.' OR 'I wish I was rich and famous.' I usually teach people to use 'were', but both are OK! :) Got it?

Now I want you to use your imagination. Imagine you were the richest man or woman in the world. How would you finish this sentence?
--> I wish I __________

Now imagine that you are the saddest person in the world. What would you say?
-->I wish I _______ .

Arman wants to know what tense "I wish I had" is. Good question!
--> We're talking about the PRESENT.
I wish I had a car = now. We use the past tense [had], but it doesn't really mean the past because the situation is not possible. It's like the conditional!
--> Do you see what I mean? [If I HAD money, I would buy a car. = present/not possible]

Nguyen want to know this: [How about " I wish I will be rich in a near future"?] Another great question!
--> In this case, we'd say: 'I hope I will be rich in t發佈文章he future.'
Got it? :)

* I wish I didn't eat so much cake. [regret in the present.] = You might say this because you have a stomach ache.
* I wish I hadn't eaten so much cake last week. [regret in the past.] = You might say this when you look in the mirror and see how big your bum is! :)