Recreate the words Unreal Past and Regrets If only - is used when you want to say how doing something would make it possible to avoid something unpleasant. e.g. If only I would listen to my mum's advice. I wish + (that) past simple expresses that you feel sorry or sad about a state or situation that exists at the moment. e.g. I wish (that) I was going to Paris too. I wish + (that) past simple is used to express that you feel sorry or sad about a particular action in the past. e.g. I wish (that) I hadn't eaten so much. I wish (that) I had gone to Paris last summer. I wish + to-infinitive means the same as want, but it is more formal. We do not normally use wish in the continuous form when we use it with a to-infinitive. e.g. I wish to speak to Gloria, please. Not: I'm wishing to speak to … Wish + indirect object + direct object is used for expressions of good wishes and hopes that good things will happen to people. e.g. I wish you luck! Wish + that-clause We use wish with a that-clause when we regret or are sorry that things are not different. We imagine a different past or present. The verb forms we use in that-clauses after wish are similar to the verb forms in conditional clauses after if. We use a past verb form for present and future meanings. e.g. I wish you hadn't told me such bad news. Wish + would We can use wish + would if we are annoyed about something that is or is not happening, or about something that will or will not happen. e.g. I wish you wouldn't take my clothes without asking! I think I'm going to throw up. I wish I all those donuts and cookies. A: Do you wish you programming at university? B: Yes, I regret that I hadn't done it. I was very disappointed! I wish the rain so heavy, we would have gone for a picnic. I wish my family here to support me on such a terrible day. If only I to the party last night; I feel so miserable now. I wish I to the party this weekend; I could meet some interesting people. If only my dad me a motorbike. I wish I a motorbike. If only you anything useful to help me. A: Lora, we must leave for the airport in five minutes. Have you found your passport? B: No, I'm desperate! I wish I it.
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Recreate the words
Unreal Past and Regrets
If only - is used when you want to say how doing something would make it possible to avoid something unpleasant.

e.g. If only I would listen to my mum's advice.

I wish + (that) past simple expresses that you feel sorry or sad about a state or situation that exists at the moment.

e.g. I wish (that) I was going to Paris too.

I wish + (that) past simple is used to express that you feel sorry or sad about a particular action in the past.

e.g. I wish (that) I hadn't eaten so much.

I wish (that) I had gone to Paris last summer.

I wish + to-infinitive means the same as want, but it is more formal. We do not normally use wish in the continuous form when we use it with a to-infinitive.

e.g. I wish to speak to Gloria, please. Not:I'm wishing to speak to …

Wish + indirect object + direct object is used for expressions of good wishes and hopes that good things will happen to people.

e.g. I wish you luck!

Wish + that-clause

We use wish with a that-clause when we regret or are sorry that things are not different. We imagine a different past or present. The verb forms we use in that-clauses after wish are similar to the verb forms in conditional clauses after if. We use a past verb form for present and future meanings.

e.g. I wish you hadn't told me such bad news.

Wish + would

We can use wish + would if we are annoyed about something that is or is not happening, or about something that will or will not happen.

e.g. I wish you wouldn't take my clothes without asking!

  1. I think I'm going to throw up. I wish I [ ] all those donuts and cookies.

  2. A: Do you wish you [ ] programming at university?

    B: Yes, I regret that I hadn't done it.

  3. I was very disappointed! I wish the rain [ ] so heavy, we would have gone for a picnic.

  4. I wish my family [ ] here to support me on such a terrible day.

  5. If only I [ ] to the party last night; I feel so miserable now.

  6. I wish I [ ] to the party this weekend; I could meet some interesting people.

  7. If only my dad [ ] me a motorbike.

  8. I wish I [ ] a motorbike.

  9. If only you [ ] anything useful to help me.

  10. A: Lora, we must leave for the airport in five minutes. Have you found your passport?

    B: No, I'm desperate! I wish I [ ] it.

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