I wish...= If only...! (more emphatic)
Ojalá = Si solo/ Ay, si...
Uses:
1. If only + Subject + Past Tense = Present
If only I knew more people.
Si solo conociese/ra a más personas
If only I was/were better-looking! (were: more formal)
¡Ay si fuera más guapo/a!
2. Would + Infinitive = Future
If only it would stop raining, we could go out.
Solo si parase/ra de llover, nosotros podríamos salir.
If only somebody would smile!
¡Ay si alguien quisiera/ese sonreir!
3. Past Perfect (had + past participle) = Past
If only she hadn't told the police, everything would have been all right.
Solamente si ella no se lo hubiera contado a la policia, todo podría haber estado bien.
Bibliography
Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage, 1998. Oxford. Page.253
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