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'wish' with past continuous tense

 
 
Reply Mon 1 Oct, 2007 10:34 am
Is 'wish' used correctly with the past continuous tense in the following sentences?

I wish it had not been raining so frequently.

I wish it had been raining more frequently.

Are the sentences good examples of the usage? If not, could you provide me with a few examples sentences.

Many thanks.
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Reply Mon 1 Oct, 2007 11:33 am
That is not the past continuous, it is the past perfect progressive.

The past perfect progressive tense describes a past, ongoing action that was completed before some other past action.

Before the budget cuts, the students had been participating in many extracurricular activities.

Before Jackie got home, it had been raining for three hours.

Therefore your sentences should be rewritten to use the past perfect tense.

I wish it had not rained so frequently (or so much) (when or while something else happened e.g. while I cycled from London to Bristol)

I wish it had rained more frequently (ditto)

I think this second person must be a farmer!
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