Grammarians call it the ‘subjunctive mood’. It is when we are talking about things that are desirable, as opposed to things as they really are. It is to separate the ‘what if’ from the.. suppose. Although it sounds strange, we use were for all pronouns, including the first and third person pronouns: I, you, they, we, he, she, it. • I wish I were rich. (Contrary to the fact: I’m not rich.) • I wish he/she were here now. (Contrary to the fact: he/she is not here.) • I wish it were Sunday. (Contrary to the fact: today is.
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The second person plural subjunctive tense ( you were ). The third person plural subjunctive tense ( they were ). If (pronoun) were.. (Pronoun) wish (pronoun) were. ( e.g., “I wish we were.”) Was and were are past-tense forms of the verb ‘to be.’. Use ‘was’ for the first and third-person singular tenses (I, he, she, or it).. Here’s a tip: These phrases are never correct: I wish I was, I wish it was, he wishes he was, she wishes she was. Remember this rule about the usage of was and were: Use were with expressions that are hypothetical, wishful, imagined, desired, doubtful, and otherwise contrary to fact—that is to say, not real.
