I understand that there is a backshift occuring with "wish" - I wish you were here (now). I wish I had tried (yesterday).
What if we are referencing to the future? Can there ever be "will" after wish?: I wish Santa will bring me gifts tomorrow. / I wish Santa brings me gifts tomorrow.
Furthermore, is the backshift dependent on the situation being perceived as unrealistic by the speaker? Compare: I wish Santa brings me gifts tomorrow. / I wish the war ended tomorrow.
And would this sentence be grammatical? I wish that you be here.
With "hope", I understand it we do not backshift. Here, the, in certain cases seemingly arbitrary, decision to use will vs. present tense confuses me. Compare: I hope I see you at the party tomorrow. / I hope I will see you at the party tomorrow. Is there a reason for both being viable? Is there maybe a difference in meaning between those two that I am not seeing?
I know that this is more than one question, but they seem somewhat related.
