I wish you would ... (complaints) (B1 Grammar)

Use wish + someone + would + verb to complain about an annoying habit or to want someone else to change what they do. It's about behavior you'd like to stop or start.

wish + would: you want someone to change

wish + wouldn't: you want someone to stop

To complain about a habit you want someone to stop, use wish + someone + wouldn't + base verb. It's the same pattern, just made negative — wouldn't = would not. The verb stays in its base form.

would for behavior, past for how things are

Use would for behavior someone could choose to change — usually someone else, because complaining about your own behavior sounds odd. For how things simply are (including how you are), use wish + the past form instead. A state isn't something anyone can decide to change, so would doesn't fit it.