Expressing regrets and hypothetical desires: I wish I had more time
Wish/If only + past simple (present wish); Wish/If only + past perfect (past regret)
Wish + subject + didn't/hadn't + verb
Do you wish...? (rare)
💡 Use 'were' for all subjects in formal English: I wish I were taller.
✓I wish I were taller.
✗I wish I am taller.
Use past tense for present wishes.
✓I wish I had gone to the party.
✗I wish I went to the party.
Use past perfect for past regrets.
✓If only she would listen!
✗If only she will listen!
Use would for complaints about behavior.