Hypothetical & Wish Clauses
To express a wish about a past situation — a regret — use "wish + past perfect". "I wish I had studied harder." (= I didn't study hard, and I regret it.) This is equivalent to the third conditional in meaning. The past perfect shifts back from the past simple to express that the regret is about something already completed.
To express a wish about a past situation — a regret — use "wish + past perfect". "I wish I had studied harder." (= I didn't study hard, and I regret it.) This is equivalent to the third conditional in meaning. The past perfect shifts back from the past simple to express that the regret is about something already completed.
Practice
"I didn't apply for that job." — "I know. I wish you ___."
She wishes shemore time with her grandmother before she passed away.
Put the words in the correct order: