No. As an American, I'd use the subjunctive were. British English speakers use the subjunctive far less than we do.
Ali is very tired and wishes he...................... in bed!
My answer is b.
a is b was c would be d had been
Does would be work here?
They wasn't. ;-)I hope my words weren't confusing.
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If there were were, not was, that would be the correct answer, but were isn't there; there are only is, was, would be, and had been, so was is correct here. Would be would be correct if the context were different, say, "Ali is very tired because he's been doing his homework all day, and he wishes his teacher wouldn't give him so much homework because this happens too often". I've seen many exercises like this one, where were wasn't there as a possible answer, and I wish were had been there.
I hope my words weren't confusing.
They wasn't. ;-)
Can you give me different sentences?I thought British people use subjunctive were when they want to express/wish a possiblity of a state in the present.
Rollercoaster1Different sentences for what? No one has queried the existence of the exercise you showed us. We all agreed that, of the four options provided, b) was the only acceptable response to that exercise. We were simply commenting that many of us would use "were".
View attachment 4030Here is the source of the sentence, an school Egyptian book written by native teachers.
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