... fact (like an unreal condition).She wishes that the book were interesting. Wishes is present tense, and were is past tense. This means that the book is notinteresting.She wishes that her parents ... AdjectivesThe following adjectives are generally followed by the infinitive form of a verb:1 24 Part III: Detailed Review of Items TestedanxiouscommondangerousdifficulteagereasyimportantnormalpleasedstrangeunusualusualIt ... as interest, bore, excite, and frighten, may appear as adjectivesin either the present participle or past participle form, but they have differentmeanings in each form. The verb+ing form is used...