Let’s change the “will” here to “would,” or its past tense form, “would have.” “Would” suggests his volition; it’s an example of the subjunctive mood, used to describe wishes or contrary to fact conditionals. I wish it would rain. If …
Let’s change the “will” here to “would,” or its past tense form, “would have.” “Would” suggests his volition; it’s an example of the subjunctive mood, used to describe wishes or contrary to fact conditionals. I wish it would rain. If …