6. a) 9.6.17.1 Read the table. Which tenses do we use to express a wish for the present; a regret for the past? I wish/lf only I had more time. (but I don't) - used to express what we would like to be different in the present I wish/If only I had helped them. (but I didn't) - used to express regret about sth that happened in the past b) 9.6.17.1 Write what each person could wish for, in your notebook. 1 He doesn't know how to read. If only he knew how to read! 2 She wants them to be more generous. 3 Helen didn't volunteer last summer, but she wanted to. 4 He ignored the homeless man who asked him for help. 5 The shelter couldn't provide food for all the homeless people.