PRESENT SITUATION (wish / If only + past)
I wish I weren´t lazy.
I don't do my homework assignments.
It's time I did my homework.
You talk too much.
I wish you would stop talking.
I never learned how to swim.
I wish I had learned how to swim.
She has very little time to study.
She wishes she had more time to study.
She is not saving money for her future.
It's time she started saving money.
He never pays when we eat out.
I wish he would pay sometimes.
She never finished college.
She wishes she had finished college.
They don't know how to drive.
They wish they knew how to drive.
People don't care about climate change.
It's time they started doing something about it.
(Someone chewing with an open mouth)
I wish he would eat with her / his mouth closed.
We didn't lock our home and we got robbed.
We wish we had locked the doors.
I can´t travel abroad because I don't have a passport.
I wish I had a passport.
CR7 hasn't scored any goals this season.
It's time he scored a goal.
He keeps sending me messages all day long.
I wish he would stop messaging me.
I didn't take my tickets to the concert. I couldn't get in.
If only I had checked I had the tickets with me.
It's too cold.
I wish it wasn't/weren't so cold. I wish it was/were hot.
The government creates new taxes everyday.
It's time they stopped creating taxes.
My neighbor's dog keeps pooping on my front yard.
I wish his owner would watch his dog.
I didn't try on the shoes I bought. They are too tight.
If only I had tried on the shoes.