问题
选择题
(2011·北京高考)—Where are the children? The dinner's going to be completely ruined.
—I wish they______always late.
A．weren't
B．hadn't been
C．wouldn't be
D．wouldn't have been
答案
答案：A
选A 考查虚拟语气。根据问句句意“孩子们现在在哪里？” 可知wish 后的宾语从句应用动词的过去式，表示与现在事实相反的愿望，故答案为A。