What is the difference between Wish and Hope? How to distinguish between Wish and Hope? Let's see the following examples.

 

✗ I hope I were younger.

 ✓ I wish I were younger.

 

 ✗ I wish that she is fine.

 ✓ I hope that she is fine.

 

Hope:  To express something is very possible to happen.

Wish: To express something is impossible (not likely) to happen. (Never use present simple tense for the clause after "wish" )