Wish Grammar – Choose the Correct Option (Past Perfect) All-in-One

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I was late to the meeting yesterday
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I wish I left home earlier

I wish I had left home earlier

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I failed my exam last week.
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I wish I had studied more

I wish I studied more

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I didn't bring an umbrella.
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I wish I had checked the weather forecast

I wish I checked the weather forecast

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We got lost on our road trip.
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I wish we brought a map

I wish we had brought a map

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She missed the concert.
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She wishes she bought a ticket sooner

She wishes she had bought a ticket sooner

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I forgot her birthday.
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I wish I had remembered to send her a message

I wish I remembered to send her a message

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He got sick after eating bad food.
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He wishes he hadn't eaten that seafood

He wishes he didn't eat that seafood

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We argued over something silly.
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I wish we had stayed calm

I wish we stayed calm

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They didn't see the film when it was in cinemas.
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They wish they went to the cinema

They wish they had gone to the cinema

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I wasted too much money shopping.
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I wish I hadn't spent so much

I wish I didn’t spend so much

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Rule: Wish - B1 Grammar ShowHide

wish + Past Simple

The present is not the way you want it.

It takes me two hours to get to school. I wish I lived nearer.
I wish I didn't have so many errands to run.

With be use were: I wish I were older. For ability use could: I wish I could drive.

wish + Past Perfect

A regret about the past – it can't be changed now.

I failed my exam. I wish I had studied more.
I wish we hadn't missed the last bus.

wish + would

You want somebody else or something to change, often because it annoys you.

I wish you wouldn't click your pen all the time!
I wish my brothers would stop fighting.
I wish it would snow.

Not about yourself: I wish I could …, not ~~I wish I would~~.

If only means the same as I wish, just stronger: If only I had free time on Tuesdays! If only I hadn't sold my bike!