Question

Select the correct tense form from the given options to replace the underlined word in the given sentence which has been placed incorrectly.
I wish that I will be an Apsara$!$

• A. Am
• B. Was
• C. Were
• D. Have been

Answer 1

The correct option is C Were

Option C is the correct answer because when somebody wishes about being something, they always refer to the past, here it is used to hypothesize about being an Apsara, so it is correct to use I "were" as it is the first person past tense verb.

Option A is incorrect because "am" is used to state that she is an Apsara in the present which is incorrect.

Option B is incorrect because she wishes to be an Apsara, not that she was an Apsara in the past and is not interested anymore.

Option D is incorrect because it is in present continuous tense which is incorrect because the wish is made with respect to the past and the present.