Choose the correct form: I wish I ____ taller.

A. am
B. was
C. were
D. will be

Explanation

After I wish, an unreal present situation takes the subjunctive were for all persons, so I wish I were is correct in formal English. Was is common in speech but is marked wrong in grammar tests. The same subjunctive appears in if I were you.

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