How to use 'wish' - English In A Minute

Do you wish you knew how to use the word 'wish'? Find out how with English In A Minute!

Watch the video to learn about the words we use after ‘wish’. Then, answer the following question:

Which sentence is NOT correct?
a) I wish I knew the answer.
b) I wish I had known the answer.
c) I wish I know the answer.

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Please use English when you comment.

[sabrinatsang]

I wish I had seen this video much earlier.
I wish I had a teacher like you all the time.

[thiagoaugusto]

I wish I had seen more videos like this.

[becurious]

I wish I had a tutor like you.
I wish I had met BBC learning English in my high school days.🙂

[franciscocastillo]

Thanks a lot! This video is excellent!

[CarolinesEnglishLife]

I always wish I had a cup of coffee :) Great explanation and I love the shirt ;)

[thelanguageexchange]

Great video! Super fast! We have a video about wish too.

[martymitch]

The purple shirt looks lovely, though! :-)

[beautifulmind]

Well, I wish I could give more than one like .

[leonita]

Thank you 😊, Love the last words LoL 😂

[immike_u.s.a]

I wish could be speak English like native speakers. Videos are really useful!Thanks a lot

[reinanvieiracardoso]

Thanks for the video.
I wish I spoke english.

[sebastiaperez]

Hi, it made me remember one class xD, thanks you!

[saint]

I wish i had seen your videos since 2017

[kskifhr]

Hi Tom thanks for filming this vedio..
I wonder if you can make it a pit longer just to give another examples..
Waiting next film

[JB-keog]

Tom, thanks for a great video, however, I wish, you had done it lengthier:)

[talkiteasywithhazem]

Your shirt is OK, thanks for this piece of information

[linaj.moratoo.]

I liked the video
C.) I wish i know the answer

[elielson]

When should we use "wish+would"?

[benson]

I wish I could travel to Europe some day.
I wish I had prepared more for my final exam.

[EngVlog]

I wish I were with you in London, and I wish I had bought you a more casual shirt for video.
And the correct answer is C.