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1) The weather was awful. I wish it (to be) better.
2) I wish I (to know) Sue’s telephone number.
3) I wish it (not to rain) so much in England last week.
4) Do you wish you (to study) science instead of languages last year?
5) I feel sick. I wish I (not to eat) so much.
6) It’s crowded here. I wish there (not to be) so many people.
7) I wish I (to be) taller.
8) I wish you (stop) shouting. I am not deaf you know.
9) I wish he (to borrow) that book from the library last week.
10) I wish you (to give) him my phone number at that party.
11) I wish it (to stop) raining.
12) I wish I (can speak) several languages.
If only I (to have) the chance to study when I was younger

1) The weather was awful. I wish it had been better.
To express a wish about a situation in the past that did not happen, we use the past perfect tense (had + past participle). In this case, we wish the weather had been better in the past.

2) I wish I knew Sue’s telephone number.
To express a wish about something happening in the present or future, we use the simple past tense (knew). In this case, we wish we knew Sue's telephone number in the present.

3) I wish it had not rained so much in England last week.
To express a wish about a situation in the past that did happen, we use the past perfect tense (had + not + past participle). In this case, we wish it had not rained so much in England last week.

4) Do you wish you had studied science instead of languages last year?
To express a wish about a situation in the past that did not happen, we use the past perfect tense (had + past participle). In this case, we use the question form to ask if the person wishes they had studied science instead of languages last year.

5) I feel sick. I wish I hadn't eaten so much.
To express a wish about a situation in the past that did happen, we use the past perfect tense (hadn't + past participle). In this case, we wish we hadn't eaten so much in the past.

6) It’s crowded here. I wish there weren't so many people.
To express a wish about a situation in the present or future, we use the simple past tense (weren't). In this case, we wish there weren't so many people in the present.

7) I wish I were taller.
To express a wish about something that is not true in the present, we use the verb "to be" in the subjunctive form (were). In this case, we wish we were taller in the present.

8) I wish you would stop shouting. I am not deaf you know.
To express a wish about someone's behavior, we use the verb "to wish" followed by a verb in the simple past tense (would stop). In this case, we wish the person would stop shouting in the present.

9) I wish he had borrowed that book from the library last week.
To express a wish about a situation in the past that did not happen, we use the past perfect tense (had + past participle). In this case, we wish he had borrowed that book from the library last week.

10) I wish you would give him my phone number at that party.
To express a wish about someone's behavior, we use the verb "to wish" followed by a verb in the simple past tense (would give). In this case, we wish the person would give him our phone number at that party.

11) I wish it would stop raining.
To express a wish about something happening in the present or future, we use the verb "to wish" followed by a verb in the past tense (would stop). In this case, we wish it would stop raining in the present.

12) I wish I could speak several languages.
To express a wish about something that is not true in the present, we use the verb "to wish" followed by a verb in the past tense (could speak). In this case, we wish we could speak several languages in the present.

If only I had had the chance to study when I was younger.
To express a strong wish or regret about something in the past that didn't happen, we use the combination "if only" followed by a past perfect construction (had + past participle). In this case, we express a wish that we had had the chance to study when we were younger.