Speakout Advanced 2.1 Past Conditionals (3rd/Mixed) & Regret | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Practice of third and mixed conditionals, and "if only" and "I wish" for regrets and annoying habits.

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I didn't work hard, so I didn't pass my exam.

If I had worked harder, I would have passed my exam.

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I forgot to set my alarm so I missed my train.

If I had set the alarm, I wouldn't have missed my train.

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I wasn't travelling in that car so I wasn't injured.

If I'd been travelling in that car, I'd have been injured.

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You didn't tell me about your plans so I couldn't meet you.

If you'd told me about your plans, I could have met you.

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Fix the mistake: If he would have married Laura, he wouldn't have been happy.

If he had married Laura, he wouldn't have been happy.

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Reform the sentence without using "if": If you had won a million dollars, would you carry on working?

Suppose/Supposing/Imagine you had won a million dollars, would you carry on working?

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Make the sentence more formal to fit the context: If the government had known about the pollution earlier, they could have saved many lives.

Had the government known about the pollution earlier, they could have saved many lives.

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Replace the phrase in brackets with something shorter: They would have all died [if it had not been for] the quick thinking of the driver.

They would have all died but for the quick thinking of the driver.

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If I _____(go) to university, I _____(have) a better job now.

If I had gone to university, I would/might have a better job now.

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If she _____(remember) to buy a ticket, she _____(come) with us to the game later this afternoon.

If she had remembered to buy a ticket, she might be coming with us to the game later this afternoon.

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If she _____(be) sensible, she _____(leave) her job last month.

If she were sensible, she wouldn't have left her job last month.

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If you _____(have) a car, I _____(ask) you to give me a lift.

If you had a car, I would have asked you to give me a lift.

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Use I wish / if only: I want to be taller.

I wish I were taller.

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Use I wish / if only: I don't want to need to sleep so often.

I wish I didn't need to sleep so often.

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Use I wish / if only: You didn't tell me about your party.

I wish you'd told me about your party.

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Use I wish / if only: He was driving too fast and had an accident.

If only he hadn't been driving so fast!

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