B1Spanishes.b1.089

Expressing regret: ojalá hubiera / si hubiera (contrary-to-fact past wish)

Expressing regret: ojalá hubiera / si hubiera (contrary-to-fact past wish)

Structure:

ojalá + pluperfect subjunctive / si + pluperfect subjunctive

Ojalá + pluperfect subjunctive expresses regret about something that did not happen.

Example:

¡Ojalá hubiera estudiado más! **Translation:** I wish I had studied more!

Examples

¡Ojalá hubiera estudiado más!

I wish I had studied more!

Practice

Question 1 of 20 correct

Which grammar pattern does this sentence use? "¡Ojalá hubiera estudiado más!"

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