Share 6.2 Grammar (Second Conditional, wish/if only)
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The neighbours are making a lot of noise. (WOULD)
I wish the neighbours wouldn’t make a lot of noise.
You don’t understand your Maths homework. (IF ONLY ...)
If only I understood my Maths homework.
You aren’t very good at football. (I WISH ...)
I wish I was good at football.
You love strawberries, but you are allergic to them. (IF ONLY ...)
If only I wasn’t allergic to strawberries!
You don’t have a laptop. (IF ONLY ...)
I wish I had a laptop.
There’s a mosquito in your room and you can’t sleep. (IF ONLY ...)
If only there wasn’t a mosquito in the room.
You love the sea but you live in the mountains. (I WISH ...)
I wish I didn’t live in the mountains.
There’s a good film on TV but you have a lot of homework. (IF ONLY ...)
If only I didn’t have a lot of homework.
Your brother often borrows your MP3 player without asking. (I WISH ...)
I wish my brother wouldn’t borrow my MP3 player.
You are very clumsy. (I WISH ...)
I wish I wasn’t clumsy.
You want to be a famous singer but you are not good at singing. (IF ONLY ...)
If only I was good at singing.
Your parents don’t allow you to stay out late at the weekends. (I WISH ...)
I wish my parents would let me stay out late.
You are allergic to dogs, so you can’t have one. You love dogs! (IF I ...)
If I had a nosebleed, I would hold my nose and put my head forward.
You haven’t got any money. (IF ONLY ...)
If only I had some money.
