Tom here, from BBC Learning English in London.

ロンドンのBBC Learning English、トムです

And today, I'm gonna tell you what to say after the word wish.

今日は

When we're talking about wishes, we're talking about situations that are imaginary or unreal.

「wish」の後に続く内容について解説します

To show this, after saying 'I wish', we use the past to talk about the wish, which is in the present.

願い事について話す場合、

So, I could say:

内容は空想のシチュエーション、または

I wish I had a cup of tea.

真実ではないものになります

Ah, thank you!

例えば「I wish」の後に

Now, if we want to make a wish about the past, we need to use the 'past past' or the past perfect.

その願い事を過去形で続けます

For example:

願い事は現在のものです。

I wish I had chosen a more formal shirt before I filmed this video today.

なので：