Sequence of Tenses in Indirect Speech

John said: "I wish I were taller so the girls would like me."

- [ ] John wished he had been taller so the girls would like him.
- [ ] John wished he was taller so the girls would like him.
- [ ] John wished he had been taller so the girls will like him.
- [x] John wished he were taller so the girls would like him.
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1. In an indirect speech sentence, the clause after *wish* does not change the tense.  
2. In an indirect speech sentence, the clause after *wish* does not change its tense and form.  
3. In an indirect speech sentence with *wish*, the clause after *wish* does not change the tense. The modal verb *will* needs to be changed into *would* in this 2 type conditional sentence.  
4. The *wish* structures do not change in the indirect speech.
