WISH - IF
WISH : To express a regret about the present, we use wish + the past simple : I don't play the piano. I wish I play ed the piano. Pedro doesn't speak English. Pedro wishes he spoke English. When 'wish' if followed by the verb 'to be ', 'were' is used instead of 'was': I don't have a lot of money. I wish I were (not was ) rich. I'm not very tall. I wish I were taller. To express a regret about the past, we use wish + the past perfect : Julie lost her umbrella yesterday. Julie wishes she hadn't lost her umbrella. Alex didn't revise his grammar. Alex wishes he had revised his grammar. To express a desire to change something , we use wish + would : The children are making a lot of noise. I wish they would stop making noise. The weather is awful....