1. WISHES AND REGRETS:

2. WISHES AND REGRETS: With: Wish / if only
It’s time / it’s high time/ it’s about time
Would prefer it if/would have preferred it if/ would prefer
Would sooner/ would rather
Preguntar a los alumnos qué tiempos hay, antes de mostrarlos.

3. Wish/ if only: I wish Tom was/were here now.
We use them with past simple and past continuous to express present wishes:
I wish Tom was/were here now.
If only I knew someone who could help me.
All the staff wish you weren’t leaving so soon.
If only it wasn’t/weren’t raining!

4. Wish/ if only:
We use them with past perfect to express past wishes and very often also to express regrets:
If only I had known you were coming.
I wish I had known you were coming.

5. Wish/ if only: I wish more young people would vote, but they won’t.
We use them with “would” to express complaints:
I wish more young people would vote, but they won’t.
If only it would stop raining, we could go out.

6. It’s time/ it’s high time/ it’s about time:
We use them with past simple and past continuous to express what the speaker would like to happen now/ in the future:
It’s time you had a haircut.
It’s high time you got a job.
It’s about time we were leaving.

7. It’s time/ it’s high time/ it’s about time:
We use them with to-infinitive when there is no subject after “time” to express what the speaker would like to happen now/ in the future:
It’s time to buy a new car.

8. Would prefer it if:
We use it with past simple and past continuous to express preference now/ in the future:
I would prefer it if people didn’t use their mobile phone on public transport.
I’d prefer it if we were meeting/met at the cinema.

9. Would have preferred it if:
We use it with past perfect to express preference in the past and very often also to express regrets :
We would have preferred it if you had warned us at the time.

10. Would prefer: I’d prefer to get involved.
We use it with to-infinitive when there is no subject after “prefer” to express preference now/ in the future:
I’d prefer to get involved.

11. Would rather/would sooner:
We use them with past simple and past continuous to express preference now/ in the future:
I would rather you went home now.
I’d sooner you came next week.
I’d rather my family were spending/spent more time together.

12. Would rather/would sooner:
We use them with past perfect to express preference in the past and very often also to express regrets :
I’d rather you had told me before.

13. Would rather/would sooner:
We use them with zero infinitive when there is no subject after “rather/sooner” to express preference now/ in the future :
I’d rather have something to eat.