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Are both sentences OK? I wish it didn't come to this. I wish it hadn't come to this.
2016년 4월 30일 오후 2:26
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The second sentence is correct. "I wish it didn't come to this" has a meaning of, "It comes to this [present tense], but I wish that it didn't." To refer to things that happened in the past, "to wish" is followed by the past perfect tense: "I wish it hadn't come to this." That is, "It came to this [simple past tense], but I wish it hadn't [past perfect tense]." I hope that this helps!
2016년 4월 30일
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They both sound fine to me. I think there is a subtle difference between the two though. I wish it didn't come to this. (there is an emphasis put on the current state of things. Something went wrong but it's really the present that we care about.) I wish it hadn't come to this. (there is an emphasis on a series of events in the past that collectively led to the current state of things.) I hope this answers your question. I am curious to know what other anglophones think.
2016년 4월 30일
The second sentence is the correct one.
2016년 4월 30일
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