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3. Dwayne requests ____.


4. I must demand that ____.


5. Will you suggest to him that ____?

Rewrite the following sentences in the past tense subjunctive. Begin each one with the phrase I wish.

1. Becca is here today.


2. We are having a big party for Grandmother.


3. He has enough money to buy a condo.


4. My friends have come for a visit.


5. Darnell doesn’t need an operation.


6. His uncle drives slowly.


7. I can borrow some money from you.


8. The weather is not so rainy.


9. They help me every day.


10. She wants to go on vacation with me.

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