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Wishes and regrets - Coggle Diagram
Wishes and regrets
If only
Use it to:
Express regret
Express a desire to do something
How to use it
if only + subject + past simple
if only + subject + could
Example: If only I could fly
I hope
future wish
Hope+Present/future tense Ex: I hope you have a good day
Wish someone something happens
Hope+Infinitive Ex: He hopes t o be successful
Want something to be true about the past Ex: I hope you had a good day
Wish
In which cases?
Wish somebody something Ex: i wish you luck
To express regret in the present Ex: I wish I was taller
To express regret in the past Ex: I wish I had spoken to her earlier
To express something you want to be different
Could, when you regret something that already can't be done Ex: I wish i could have gone to the party yesterday
Would, when you want something to change in the present Ex: I wish it would stop raining