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WISH

Wishes about the present 

• We use wish + past simple to express that we want a situation in the present (or future) to be different.

I wish I spoke Italian. (I don't speak Italian.)
I wish I had a big car. (I don't have a big car.)
I wish I was on a beach. (I'm in the office.)
Future: I wish it was the weekend tomorrow. (It's only Thursday tomorrow.)

• We use wish + past perfect to express a regret, or that we want a situation in the past to be different.

I wish I hadn't eaten so much. (I ate a lot.)
I wish they'd come on holiday with us. (They didn't come on holiday with us.)
I wish I had studied harder at school. (I was lazy at school.)