Examples Past Wishes

Let’s see some examples:

1. I wish I had got that job.
2. I wish you hadn't had that accident, I feel guilty.
3. She wishes she had worn at the party that beautiful dress she saw in the store.
4. We wish we had won the game, the other team defeated us in the last three minutes.
5. He wishes he could have bought the car when he had the opportunity.
6. I wish we could have sung karaoke together in John's birthday.

We can make the same sentences with the following contractions, the meaning will be the same and these are grammatically correct, let’s see:

1. I wish I'd got that job.
2. I wish you'd had that accident, I feel guilty.
3. She wishes she'd worn at the party that beautiful dress she saw in the store.
4. We wish we'd won the game, the other team defeated us in the last three minutes.
5. He wishes he could've bought the car when he had the opportunity.
6. I wish we could've sung karaoke together in John's birthday.