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I wish you would stop smoking vs I wish you stopped smoking

These are both acceptable phrases, but they would be used in somewhat dissimilar contexts. "I wish you would stop smoking" is used to express a desire for someone to stop smoking in the future. "I wish you stopped smoking" is used to express a desire for someone to have stopped smoking in the past or as a general habit.

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I wish you would stop smoking

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a desire for someone to stop smoking in the future.

This phrase is used to express a wish or desire for someone to stop smoking at some point in the future.

Examples:

I wish you would stop smoking. It's not good for your health.
She wishes he would stop smoking before it's too late.

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Last updated: November 10, 2024

Jan 29, 2017 ... I wish you would stop smoking. I wish the postman would come soon. Members my question is if I replace would with the simple past what does ...
Aug 28, 2024 ... ... to me --> Desearía que me hablaras. I wish you would stop smoking --> Desearía que dejaras de fumar. Upvote 14. Downvote Reply reply
May 30, 2012 ... (/I wish you would stop smoking.) 2. I wish you didn't smoke. Are 1 and 2 different in meaning? For me, 1 means you want A to ...
Apr 28, 2020 ... I wish you would stop smoking. (it makes me sick). It also states, if we want to say that we are sorry or regret something, we can use 'wish ...
If you happen to read this…I wish you would stop smoking. My dad chained smoked and he died at the age of 63 and it was a long hard cruel journey. He had ...
Oct 23, 2016 ... "I wish you would stop smoking." "I wish you could try to arrive on time." "I really wish you had better sense." October 23, 2016. 0. 0. Still ...
I wish you would stop smoking. My dad chained smoked and he died at the age of 63 and it was a long hard cruel journey.
Jan 18, 2013 ... In the same way, Ralph might be anxious about his partner Mike's health and say something like “I wish you would stop smoking.” Mike might ...
Tara Serenity McDonald. If you happen to read this…I wish you would stop smoking. My dad chained smoked and he died at the age of 63 and it was a long hard ...
Jan 30, 2016 ... I wish you would stop smoking. It needs an active agent to do something. I wish the sun would come out. I wish someone would give me lots of ...

Alternatives:

I hope you will stop smoking.
I want you to stop smoking.
I would like you to quit smoking.
I desire for you to give up smoking.
I long for you to kick the habit.

I wish you stopped smoking

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a desire for someone to have stopped smoking in the past or as a general habit.

This phrase is used to express a wish or desire for someone to have stopped smoking in the past or as a general habit.

Examples:

I wish you stopped smoking when I asked you to.
She wishes he stopped smoking years ago.

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Last updated: November 10, 2024

Jan 29, 2017 ... Does it mean only regret? Everybody wishes you went home. I wish you stopped smoking. I wish the postman came soon.
Apr 28, 2020 ... I wish you stopped smoking (but you don't) ? I've tried googling it, but, unfortunately, there's no clear explanation on the topic. Could ...
Sep 17, 2020 ... ... I wish you stopped smoking?what's the difference? Thx). No. Robert Lewis is correct; a sentence starting with “I wish” (or “We wish,” “He ...
Jun 22, 2024 ... Why is "I wish you stopped smoking" incorrect? 0 · If you had studied harder, you could pass the exam? 3 · Wish vs Hope…..Can a wish be ...
May 11, 2023 ... ... I wish you stopped smoking?what's the difference? Thx). No. Robert ... But is there an option with the verb in the past tense, like - I wish you ...
Jan 25, 2017 ... Why is "I wish you stopped smoking" incorrect? 3 · Wish vs Hope…..Can a wish be obtainable or can only be impossible dream · 1 · WISH + would ...
Feb 20, 2020 ... ... I wish you stopped smoking?what's the difference? Thx). No. Robert ... But is there an option with the verb in the past tense, like - I wish you ...
OK, let's meet ourselves outside the disco at ten. ourselves each other. I wish you stopped smoking. – it's a disgusting habit. you would stop. They arrived ...
1) I wish you stopped smoking. .‫أتمنى لو أنك توقف التدخين‬ 2) I wish I were a rich man. .‫أتمنى لو أني انسان غني‬ We use ''I wish'' to express a Regret ...

Alternatives:

I wish you had stopped smoking.
I wish you would quit smoking.
I wish you had quit smoking.
I wish you would give up smoking.
I wish you had given up smoking.

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