The answer to the question " What's the difference between "i wish you came here" and "i wish you would come..

Question

From the book **ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE**

We use the past in the same way after wish.We use "wish"
to say that we regret sth,that sth is not as we would like it to be:
>>It rains a lot here.I wish it didn't rain so often.<<

We use "I wish...would" when we would like sth to happen or
change.Usually, the speaker doesn't expect this to happen.
>> I wish it would stop raining.<<

So both of the sentences are related to the present,IF I'm not mistaken. But the point that i can't understand here is that both
of the definition mentioned above,are of the same meaning.
Aren't they?

Answer 1

The difference is one of time frame.

"I wish you came here" -- the person being addressed did not come. It implies that the event has passed.

"I wish you would come here" -- the person being addressed is being asked to come in the future. In this case, "would" is the subjunctive mood of "will," indicating that the action is not necessarily going to happen because it is only desired. It expresses some doubt.

To further clarify, here's how you would use them.

Jill's boyfriend Jack had to work late, so he could not go to a party that Jill was having. After he finished at his work, he drove home. When Jack called Jill on the telephone, she said "I wish you came here," because she wanted him to come to her house rather than his house. She is expressing regret about something that has already happened.

Jack then says that he is not very tired, and is going to stay awake and watch some television. Jill says "I wish you would come here." She is expressing her desire for him to come in the future (in this case, not very far in the future).

Answer 2

I wish you came here is past tense and I wish you would come is present. So, If one says "I wish you came here" it means that the person wishes that the person was already there with them. However, if the person states "I wish you would come here," it means that they would like if the person began to come "here" now.

Answer 3

They are not in the present tense. 'Came' is the past perfect of 'Come'. In fact the expression 'I wish you came here' is ungrammatical and very clumsy. I think the sense of what is being said is better expressed as 'I wish you HAD COME here'

'Would' is the past tense or subjunctive of 'will'. 'At one time we would go walking in the woods every day' (past tense)

The subjunctive mood - as used in the sentence you quote - is used when the content of the clause is doubted, supposed, feared true etc., rather than being asserted. 'I wish you would come..' - there is no certainty as to whether or not you will come. 'I wish it would stop raining...' there is no certainty that it will.

Answer 4

I saw a similar sentence in Al's House (a restaurant chain in Raleigh) it displays a sign that says " .....he (coach Dean Smith) had Jordon spend hours to practice ....

I was taught it should be like

had eaten ..
had spent ...
had done ...

But, most people will tell you it is correct to say

had ... spend ...

Answer 5

seems to me that "I wish you came here" means that it's past and that the person is not coming Where as "I wish you would come" means that there is still a chance the person would come.