WISHES/REGRETS
WISH + Simple Past/Past continuous/could/would
– Wish for the present/future (want to change a situation)
-I wish I had more
free time (don’t)
-I wish I could buy a
car (I don’t have enough $)
-I wish it would stop
raining in Vancouver
-I wish I were
sleeping right now instead of learning grammar.
WISH + Past perfect (had + past participle) –
regret about the past
I wish I hadn’t drunk
so much last night = I regret drinking so much last night
I wish I had been able
to go outside yesterday .
Mixed Conditional: If
I hadn’t drunk so much last night, I wouldn’t have a hangover now.
If only – strong wish or regret (emphasis) -
often used without a result clause
If only I hadn’t drunk
so much last night!
If only I had more
money!
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