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Wish/want/if only

To wish.

You can use 'I wish' to express 'I would like' or'I want'.

• I wish I were taller.

• I wish it were Saturday today.

• I'm too fat. I wish I was thin.

• I never get invited to parties. I wish I got invited to parties.

• It's raining. I wish it wasn't raining.

The verb tense that follows 'I wish' is in the past.

• I've eaten too much. I wish I hadn't eaten so much.

• I wish I was/were rich.

• He wishes he lived in Paris.

• I wish I had some new shoes.

You can also use 'If only' the same way as 'I wish'.

• I've eaten too much. If only I hadn't eaten so much.

• If only I was/were rich.

• If only he lived in Paris.

• If only I had some new shoes.

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were

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wish

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clothes

more

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dance

music

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popular.

wish

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she

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hair;

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wish

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blond

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dog.

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8.

more

wish

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money.

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9.

wish

you

taller.

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were