Wish There Was - Web an alternative here could be 'i wish i was there'. In both your examples, the present tense wish expresses your current feeling about matters. Web i wish there were something i could do for you. The past tense forms of (to) be are was and were. Web one of the most commonly used verbs is irregular— (to) be. I wish there was something i could do for you. Using the subjunctive 'were' rather than 'was' seems to express.
Web i wish there were something i could do for you. I wish there was something i could do for you. The past tense forms of (to) be are was and were. Web one of the most commonly used verbs is irregular— (to) be. Using the subjunctive 'were' rather than 'was' seems to express. Web an alternative here could be 'i wish i was there'. In both your examples, the present tense wish expresses your current feeling about matters.