1. Subjunctive With Wish
Wist can be used with several different tenses :
wist + past simple,wist + past perfect,and wist + would + infinitive
a.) Wist + Past Simple
This expresses an unrealistic desire for the present situation to be different since there is very little
chance of the change occurring
=> Example
- I wish I lived in Australia
- I wish I had wighs
This expresses a desire that an action or event in the past had been different.
=> Example
- I wish I han't decided to work in that company
This expresses a desire for a situation to change either now or in the future. The change could possibly
occur but it generally depents on action from some other person or things
=> Example
I wish he would give up smoking
2. Subjunctive With If Only
If only can be used instead of wish in all there constructions above.If only has a stronger and unrealistic
meaning than wish
=> Example
If only I had wings
