WISH + PAST SIMPLE

-To express present wants and regrets.

I wish I were taller.

Ojala yo fuera mas alto
WISHES
AND I wish I could be on the beach.
REGRETS Ojala yo pudiera están en la playa

I wish I had that car

Ojala tuviera ese carro.

I wish I had more money.

Ojala tuviera mas dinero.
 WISH + PAST PERFECT
-To express past wants and regrets.

I wish I hadn’t gone to that party, it was so boring.

Desearia no haber ido a esa fiesta, estuvo tan aburrida.
WISHES
AND I wish I had bought the lottery.
REGRETS Desearia haber comprado la lotería.

WISH + WOULD
-When we want someone or something elso to do something different.

I wish he would be more generous.

I wish he wouldn’t spend so much money on clothes.

 IF ONLY
-We use if only to express a strong wish that things could be
different. It means the same as I wish but is stronger.

If only he knew the truth.

-Si tan solo supiera la verdad.
If only there was something she could do or say to help.
-Si solo hubiera algo que ella pudiera hacer o decir para ayudar.

We use if only + past perfect to talk about a wish to change

something that has already happened:
If only he had listened to what his friends had been telling him.
-Si tan solo hubiera escuchado lo que sus amigos le habían dicho.

If only Anna had been able to come.

-Ojalá Anna hubiera podido venir.