Element USE: REGRET
SuperCat PAST
SubCat past simple
Lexical Range N/A
Level B1
Cando Can use the past simple with 'wish (that)' to express regret that things are not different.
Corrected Learner Example I wish that you were here, cycling with us. (B1, Portuguese)

I wish you were here with me. I wish we were together. (B1, French)

I wish weekends lasted five days. (B1, Polish)
Uncorrected Learner Example
Comments N/A

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