We use We use I wish I wish and and If only with If only with the the Past simple Past simple tense to tense to express a express a regret about the present regret about the present (you feel sorry about (you feel sorry about something now): something now): • I I wish wish I could could play the saxophone. I love its sound. • If If only only you you drove drove me to scool today. It´s raining me to scool today. It´s raining very hard. very hard. We use We use I wish I wish and and If only If only with with the the Past perfect Past perfect tense to tense to express a express a regret about the past regret about the past (you feel sorry about (you feel sorry about something you did): something you did): • Mary Mary wishes wishes she hadn´t spent hadn´t spent so much money. Now she´s broke • If If only only we we had saved had saved our pocket money. Now we could our pocket money. Now we could I WISH / IF ONLY I WISH / IF ONLY