We drove around for an hour because we couldn’t find the hotel. If only we ______ the sat nav before setting off., would check, had checked, checked, could check, This paperback is too heavy to carry everywhere. I wish I ______ an e-reader, but I can’t afford one at the moment., had had, would have, have, had, You keep revealing the endings of books! I wish you ______ doing that., would stop, had stopped, stop, have stopped, The theatre has a fairly small capacity. If only it ______ big enough for everyone who wants to attend., had been, will be, were, would be, I refused to lend Mia my tent, so she had to buy one. I wish I ______ so stingy on that occasion., wouldn’t be, hadn’t been, weren’t, haven’t been, The organisers still haven’t announced the winner. I wish they ______ us in suspense and tell us the result., hadn’t kept, don’t keep, weren’t keeping, would stop keeping, The entrance has steps but no ramp. If only wheelchair users ______ enter the building independently., could, can, had been able to, will be able to, We ended up sleeping at the station because we missed the last train. I wish we ______ the restaurant earlier., would leave, could leave, had left, leave, My parents keep trying to impose their opinions on me. If only they ______ that I can make my own decisions., had accepted, would accept, have accepted, will accept, I’d love to go backpacking, but my work schedule makes it impossible right now. I wish I ______ more free time., had, had had, would have, will have, The message became completely distorted during the game of Chinese whispers. If only I ______ more carefully when it was my turn., listened, would listen, could listen, had listened, My brother keeps borrowing my suede jacket without asking. I wish he ______ my permission first., has asked, had asked, would ask, asks, That story doesn’t sound credible, but I have no evidence against it. If only I ______ a way to prove it false., would know, knew, had known, know, I took my friend’s support for granted, and eventually we lost touch. I wish I ______ how much I appreciated her., had told her, would tell her, tell her, could tell her now, The people behind us have been whispering throughout the film. I wish they ______ quiet so we could hear the dialogue., had kept, keep, have kept, would keep, I can’t reach the handle to fold out the bed. If only my arms ______ a little longer., had been, would be, were, will be, We bought the plot without checking whether we could build on it. I wish we ______ professional advice before signing., had sought, would seek, seek, could seek, The landlord has ignored all our requests to repair the entrance ramp. If only he ______ something about it at last., did, had done, has done, would do, I’m hopeless at making puppets, although I love designing them. I wish I ______ better at sewing., had been, would be, were, have been, The witness’s account wasn’t credible, but I believed it at the time. If only I ______ it so readily., wouldn’t accept, hadn’t accepted, don’t accept, haven’t accepted, My flatmate leaves the fold-out bed open every morning, blocking the room. I wish she ______ it away after using it., had put, puts, has put, would put, There’s a beautiful dome above us, but I can’t capture it properly with this camera. I wish my lens ______ wider., were, had been, would be, will be, We didn’t see a single whale on yesterday’s boat trip because we arrived too late. If only we ______ the earlier boat., would take, took, had taken, could take, The committee keeps postponing its decision about the new library. I wish it ______ delaying and make up its mind., had stopped, would stop, stops, has stopped, I want to challenge the company, but legal action is beyond my budget. If only I ______ afford to take it to court., could, had been able to, will be able to, can, My lipstick clumped on my lips during the photo shoot. I wish I ______ that particular product beforehand., would test, test, could test, had tested, My neighbour’s dog barks whenever anyone walks past. If only my neighbour ______ a trainer instead of ignoring the problem., had contacted, would contact, contacts, has contacted, I can’t remain calm when people criticise my work. I wish I ______ criticism so personally., hadn’t taken, won’t take, didn’t take, haven’t taken, The police arrested the wrong person after I gave an inaccurate description. If only I ______ more precise in my statement., were, would be, can be, had been, The author has promised a sequel for years, but keeps working on other projects. I wish she ______ it so we could finally discover what happens next., had finished, would finish, finishes, has finished

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