queria que você tivesse

I wish you had

→ querer

phrase Rare #29,557

I wish you had Used to express a wish or regret about something that did not happen in the past. Literally, it means “I wanted you to have,” but in this structure it is usually translated as “I wish you had.”

PO: Queria que você tivesse ficado mais um pouco.

EN: I wish you had stayed a little longer.

Queria que você tivesse matado aquele cara.

I wish you had killed that guy.

— Missão Refúgio (2026)

Queria que você tivesse vindo me ver ontem.

I wish you had come to see me yesterday.

Queria que você tivesse me ajudado.

I wish you had helped me.

Eu queria que você tivesse me contado a verdade naquele momento.

I wish you had told me the truth at that moment.

Queria que você tivesse visto.

I wish you could have seen it.

— Tudo em Todo o Lugar ao Mesmo Tempo (2022)

Queria que você tivesse me contado aquilo.

I wish you had told me that.

Eu queria que você tivesse me contado a verdade.

I wish you had told me the truth.

Queria que você tivesse vindo conosco.

I wish you had come with us.