21 Wishes and regrets

⚡ In short

Desideri sul presente e rimpianti sul passato.

presente: wish / if only + past simple (were per be) · passato: wish + had + participio, o should have + participio · lamentela: wish + persona + would

• ›I wish I had more time.
• ›If only I hadn't said that. — I should have studied harder.
• ›I wish you would stop interrupting me.

⚠️ Watch out: I wish I have ✗ → I wish I had · wish … would non va con I: I wish I would be taller ✗ → I wish I were taller