query: What is the tense of the verb that goes in "I wish I would do something that ..." ? (I wish I would buy him a present that he likes/liked.)
positive_passages.docid: 23177
positive_passages.text: Tense change: previous actions on something that's currently true
negative_passages.docid: 113195
negative_passages.text: verbs with two direct objects
negative_passages.docid: 11364
negative_passages.text: Usage of the verb "provide"
negative_passages.docid: 127748
negative_passages.text: Using "would" when narrating a story in simple present
negative_passages.docid: 121432
negative_passages.text: the meaning of "would" in "wish"-clauses
negative_passages.docid: 120012
negative_passages.text: Future tense in conditional clauses
negative_passages.docid: 136402
negative_passages.text: past tense and/or conditional
negative_passages.docid: 94032
negative_passages.text: "should like to" vs. "would like to"
negative_passages.docid: 41376
negative_passages.text: "Will + be + verb -ing)" vs "Will + verb" ?
negative_passages.docid: 25448
negative_passages.text: Why is the past tense used in "I was wondering if you would like to come for dinner?"
negative_passages.docid: 19276
negative_passages.text: past simple or present in this case: "It would be nice to see you before I leave (left)."
negative_passages.docid: 13795
negative_passages.text: “I like to do (be) something” vs “I like doing (being) something”
negative_passages.docid: 20928
negative_passages.text: Present Perfect with the word "ago"?
negative_passages.docid: 157511
negative_passages.text: Using the verb 'have' instead of the verb 'eat'
negative_passages.docid: 133115
negative_passages.text: "will" or "would"
negative_passages.docid: 49506
negative_passages.text: Can I use a present-tense verb when writing about a past event?
negative_passages.docid: 18208
negative_passages.text: Allow (to) + infinitive, substantive, verb+ -ing