WISH, WOULD RATHER, IT'S (HIGH) TIME in indirect speech
When reporting structureThe way in which the parts of a sentence, clause or expression are arranged. E.g.: make somebody + infinitive in "The teacher made me rewrite the composition."s such as wish, would rather, it's (high) time etc., the same rules apply as in the case of reporting second and third conditional sentences.
"I wish I could talk to him!" Cathy thought. (present reference)
Cathy (thought she) wished she could talk to him.
"I wish I could’ve talked to him!" Cathy thought. (past reference)
Cathy (thought she) wished she could’ve talked to him.
"I wish I hadn’t gone to that party!" said John. (past reference)
John (sighed he) wished he hadn’t gone to the party.
"It’s high time you left," she said to me.
She remarked that it was high time I left.
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