Present wishes
wish/if only + subject + past tense
If only I could talk to her! = I wish I could talk to her!
Note the similarity between the subordinate clauseA clause that cannot be a sentence in itself. It is joined with a main clause. E.g.: I wouldn’t go there if I were you. ("if I were you") When I arrived he was surfing. ("when I arrived") of the second conditional and the one mentioned above. Actually, if you complete the sentences above, you will get a second conditional sentence.
If only I could talk to her, I would explain everything to her!
Grammar quotes
I wish we could put up some of the Christmas spirit in jars and open a jar of it every month.
–
Harlan Miller
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