I wish it was longer vs I wish it is longer

The correct phrase is "I wish it was longer." This is the appropriate use of the past simple tense to express a wish about the length of something. The phrase "I wish it is longer" is incorrect because it mixes the past simple and present simple tenses in an inconsistent way.

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I wish it was longer

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to express a wish about the length of something in the past. The past simple tense "was" is used to convey this idea.

Examples:

I wish it was longer so I could enjoy it more.
She wishes her vacation was longer.
They wish the movie was longer.
He wishes the book was longer.
We wish the meeting was longer.

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I wish I could stay longer.
I wish you guys stay longer.
I wish I could stay longer.
I wish we were staying longer.
I wish you could stay longer.
I wish the days were longer.
I wish you could stay longer.
I wish we could stay longer, but...
Well, I wish we could stay longer, but we've got a plane to catch.
When my term as consul is over... I no longer wish to take the governorship of Macedonia. I wish to take Gaul.
I wish you could stay longer. I wish you lived here.
What are you saying? I wish I'd studied longer
Consumers just no longer wish to buy them.
I no longer wish to nourish this body.
I no longer wish to practice magic.
You will write to your mother and say you wish to stay longer.
I no longer wish to live.
I no longer wish to take the governorship of Macedonia.
Without a purpose, I no longer wish to live.
I wish I no longer existed, because I can't love you

I wish it is longer

This phrase is incorrect in English.

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I wish I could stay longer.
I wish you guys stay longer.
I wish I could stay longer.
I wish we were staying longer.
I wish you could stay longer.
I wish the days were longer.
I wish you could stay longer.
I wish we could stay longer, but...
Well, I wish we could stay longer, but we've got a plane to catch.
When my term as consul is over... I no longer wish to take the governorship of Macedonia. I wish to take Gaul.
I wish you could stay longer. I wish you lived here.
What are you saying? I wish I'd studied longer
Consumers just no longer wish to buy them.
I no longer wish to nourish this body.
I no longer wish to practice magic.
You will write to your mother and say you wish to stay longer.
I no longer wish to live.
I no longer wish to take the governorship of Macedonia.
Without a purpose, I no longer wish to live.
I wish I no longer existed, because I can't love you

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I wish it was longer vs I wish it is longer