Grammar: ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🧩 Parts of Speech & 🏗️ Sentence Structure (Advanced) (B2) - Lesson 8: Wishes & Regrets about the Past (I wish/If only + Past Perfect)

Grammar: Unreal Past B2 Lesson 8: Wishes & Regrets about the Past What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to use "I wish" and "If only" with the Past Perfect tense to express regrets about the past. Why It Matters: Reality vs. Regret We use this special grammar structure to talk about a past event that we now want to be different. It contrasts what really happened with what we wish had happened. 🗓️ Reality (What Happened) I didn't study for the test. 😔 Regret (What I Want to Change) I wish I had studied for the test. The Grammar Rule 📖 The structure for expressing a wish or regret about the past always uses the Past Perfect (had + past participle). Formula for Past Regrets I wish / If only + Subject + had/hadn't + Past Participle Reality (Past): I ate too much spicy food. Regret: " If only I hadn't eaten so much spicy food." 💡 Pro Tips "I wish" vs. "If only": These phrases have the same meaning and gram…