wish for past regretsWishing something in the past had been otherwise.Related learning areasEnglish GrammarRelated conceptsAdjectives as nouns, and adjective orderArticlesAuxiliary verbs in echoes, agreement, and emphasisClauses of contrast and purposeFuture perfect and future continuousGerunds and infinitivesComes afterwish for present and futureQuestionsAll questions in this subjectStart learningStart free practice