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 tommy1996
 
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							| please help me write the sentence:    1)            He is too weak so he can�t lift the box. ->I wish .......................................................................................  I wish he weren �t weak sothat he can / could lift the box?thanks  |  22 May 2017      
					
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 yanogator
 
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							| "I wish he weren �t too weak to lift the box" would be best.   "I wish he weren �t weak, so (that) he could lift the box" is also good. Definitely "could", not "can".   Bruce  |  22 May 2017     
					
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 FrauSue
 
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							| Also possible: I wish he were strong enough to lift the box. |  28 May 2017     
					
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