Wishes and regrets in present and past

He regrets that

• he bought a new car.

• he would buy a new car

• buying a new car

• he buy a new car.

(wish about the past) Last night I wish

• I didn´t stay up so late.

• I haven´t stayed up so late.

• I hadn´t stayed up so late.

• I weren't up so late.

( wish about the past) If only

• I had known the truth.

• I know the truth.

• I knew the truth.

• I should have known the truth.

(wish about the past) She should

• had gotten her driver´s license.

• have her driver´s license.

• has her driver´s license.

• have gotten her driver´s license.

(past wish) I wonder if Putin regrets

• that he invades Ukraine.

• invading Ukraine.

• that he shouldn´t have invaded Ukraine.

• that he would have invaded Ukraine.

(wish about the present) I wish...

• I knew the answer.

• I had known the answer.

• knowing the answer.

• I should know the answer.

(A wish which expresses annoyance with the present)

My mom wishes

• my brother cleans his room.

• my brother will clean his room

• my brother would clean his room

• my brother should clean his room.

(wish about the present) It´s time

• we have stopped polluting the Earth.

• we had stopped polluting the Earth.

• we stop polluting the Earth.

• we stopped polluting the Earth.

(Wish about the present) I'd rather he

• hadn´t smoked.

• hasn´t smoked.

• didn´t smoke.

• didn´t smoked.

(wish about the present) If only

• I lived in France,...

• I live in France,...

• I have lived in France,....

• I didn´t lived in Mexico,...