I WISH and IF ONLY | Common mistakes in English

When do we use I WISH and IF ONLY in English? Well, we use them to express regret. This means that we feel bad about something in the present or in the past. Something we would like to change, but probably can't. So, we use I WISH and IF ONLY to show other people just how we feel. For example, "I WISH I played piano". This is a present regret. I don't play piano now. We could also say "I WISH I had studied" piano". This is a regret about the past. I didn't study piano in the past (and I can't change the past) but I feel bad now. If we want to make that sound stronger, we can use IF ONLY. Let's find out more about expressing regret and using I WISH and IF ONLY in this video lesson.

0:00​ Intro: I WISH and IF ONLY
0:12 What is a regret?
0:29 Regret in the present
1:14 Regret in the past
1:59 Making a regret stronger
2:27 'I was' or 'I were'?
3:20 Outro: I WISH and IF ONLY

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[anglopod]

Write your examples of regret using I WISH or IF ONLY here in the comments...

[jortterbeek]

Can we just appreciate that this man is still replying to EVERY question asked in this comment section, even after 4 years

[pacoceja]

Best video I found on the topic (not to mention) it’s only 3 minutes! Genius.

[adilsadigov]

I wish I had watched this video a bit early

[elenastashkevich]

I wish I learnt English on your old site for free. I was able to take some lessons before, but now I can't. I mean "STUDY" videos. I picked up a lot of useful language chunks, collocations and vocabulary. And I was so happy with it.

[huseyinkabadayi]

Dan, you are great at teaching and describing the differences between the similar expressions. Congragulations.

[naluappy]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video, it was helpful!

[chukwudiokoli]

If only I had known your channel earlier. You're doing an awesome job.

[keziban]

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[MrJAD]

Brilliant job!Dear Dan, thank you for your useful lessons.I wish I had spoken English well when I was a kid, but now I'm much better at English than berore.

[hadihassanattari]

Hello sir
If only i had came across your channel a bit earlier, i would not be floundering yet to hone my English skills.

[shuhaibgurukkal]

Sir.. I missed this video..
I wish I had watched this before..
Your accent is very easy to understand and I wish I had your accent.

[nguyenchou_zang]

Great lesson for student who study English like me. Thank you so much!

[magyarsauran]

If only I had a better day so I could go and find a happy way to reach my dreams and follow them I would keep em as a precious gem.

[fablary]

thank you so much for explaining this so clearly😊I have an exam next week and I wasn't close to understanding it at all💖💖

[naafisterritory]

when we use the modals verbs like would or could? Is it the same like regret in present?

[quepexboy]

Your explanation was so awesome, thanks buddy

[nurceylan]

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[heeltotoe]

your such a good help ; thank u so much for making these videos :)

[diegospizzo]

Hello! Question
Is it correct if I say: " I wish I didn't dye my hair red. If only I'd known blode was going to look better on me".
As far as I know, past simple is for present regret. "Didn't", but for the past I must use past perfect. Had + 3rd form of the verb.
Oh, and I wish I had studied English at a younger age :(