wish is used for this meaning, the object is a noun phrase (NOT a that clause): ‘I wish you a safe journey.’ ‘We’d like to wish you all a very merry Christmas.’ 2
I wish to send you a wedding present.
I’d like to send you a wedding present. I wish to stay until the end of July but I can’t.
I’d like to stay until the end of July but I can’t. When you tell someone what you want (to do), or ask someone what they want (to do), use would like or (especially in informal styles) want: ‘I’d like to buy a few postcards.’ ‘What would you like to do tonight?’ Wish is used with this meaning only in formal styles: ‘We wish to apologize for the late arrival of this train.’ 3
I wish that they will stop killing each other.
I wish that they would stop killing each other. He wishes he can drive a car; taxis are so expensive.
He wishes he could drive a car; taxis are so expensive. When you are thinking about the present or the future, use wish (that) + would /could/had etc. (NOT will/can/have etc.) ‘I wish I knew his telephone number.’ ‘I wish I didn’t have to go to school tomorrow.’ with 1
I finally opened the can with using a screwdriver.
I finally opened the can by using a screwdriver. To explain ‘how’ something is achieved, use by doing sth (NOT with ): ‘The thieves got into the house by climbing through the kitchen window.’ Compare: ‘I finally opened the can with a screwdriver.’
