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I don't like being so tall.
I wish I weren't tall.
I wish I were shorter.
We are having a wonderful holiday on the beach. It's a pity you're not here!
I wish you were here.
I can't concentrate! There's too much noise.
I wish I could concentrate.
I wish there weren't too much noise.
They're playing so bad! They're going to lose.
I wish they weren't playing so bad.
I wish they were playing better.
It's a pity we don't own a boat, I love sailing.
I wish we had a boat.
It's raining! I can't drive home!
I wish it weren't raining.
I wish I could drive home.
I didn't go out with my friends to the club last night and I regret it!
I wish I had gone out with my friends.
I failed all my exams. I didn't study hard.
I wish I hadn't failed all my exams.
I wish I had passed all my exams.
I wish I had studied more.
I have to get up early next Saturday to attend a conference. I’d really like to stay in bed!
I wish I didn't have to get up early.
I wish I didn't have a conference.
I wish I could stay in bed.
My co-worker is unbearably talkative. She talks all day and I can’t concentrate on my work!
I wish she didn't talk that much!
I wish she weren't talkative.
I wish I could concentrate on my work.
My best friend lives so far away. We can't hang out that often.
I wish my best friend didn't live so far away.
I wish my best friend lived nearer.
I wish we could hang out more often.
I couldn't finish my project.
I wish I had been able to finish it.
I wish I had finished it.
When I was a teen, I played videogames all day long. Now I know I wasn't productive.
I wish I hadn't played video games that much.
I wish I had been more productive.
My father offered to pay a trip to Europe, but I was too proud to accept his offer. Silly me!
I wish I had accepted his offer.
I wish I hadn't been too proud.
I couldn't find tickets for the concert.
I wish I had been able to find tickets for the concert.
I wish I had found tickets for the concert.