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Unreal tenses

Unreal tenses are verb forms used in subordinate clauses that express unreal or hypothetical situations:

Wishes about the past

wish / if only + past perfect subjunctive

This pattern is used to express wishes or regrets about the past:

Wishes about the present

wish / if only + past subjunctive

This pattern is used to express wishes or regrets about the present:

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