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Is there a big difference between those 2 sentences
I wish I were with you and I wish I could be with you
the first one means I would like to be with you but that is not possible and the second means I would like to be with you not now but in the future..... So both express the fact that is not possible for me to be with you now
I wish I were with you.
I wish I could be with you.
Both sentences indicate a hypothetical situation, but there's a big difference in these sentences in terms of tenses.
The former expresses a wish for the present, whereas the latter with the use of the modal "could" expresses a wish for the future.
In first sentence, it is not possible to be with the person anymore. There is no chance. (the action is happening now) But in the second one there is still a chance!(refers to future)
