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Is this correct? I wish we could find the guy who did it.
I wish we could find the guy who did it.
I want to mean this below
A pity we can't find the guy who did it.Thank you for correction! The sentence below is on the LDOCE.
And an idea came up with me, "If I change it to subjunctive mood sentence, Do I have to change the verb in the relative pronoun "had p.p."?
I had the question because in the subjunctive mood, you use past tense however you are saying about your wish NOW. Then I was wondering if the subjunctive mood has an affect on the relative pronoun.Let me clarify my understanding:)
So I don't have to change the past tense in the relative pronoun, because it happened actually. Is this right?
Nov 28, 2015 11:04 AM
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I think "I wish we could find the guy who did it" is correct and means the same than "A pity we can't find the guy who did it".
November 28, 2015
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I wish we could find the guy who did it. This sentence has no problem.
November 28, 2015
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