This document discusses using the verb "wish" to talk about how one would like things to be different from how they actually are in the present or future. It can also be used to talk about how things were wished to be different in the past. Wishes about the present or future are expressed using "wish" plus the past simple tense. The document provides examples of wishes and notes that wishes cannot change the past. It directs the reader to a practice activity reorganizing song lyrics.