I wish I ______ so much chocolate. I feel sick.(eat)
hadn’t eaten
If only I ______ enough money to go on holiday this year. (have)
had
Why didn’t you deal with the issue at the time? Now, you’ll have to tell your parents. I wish you ______ with the issue at the time.
had dealt
CORRECT THE MISTAKE: I’d tell you if I see anything peculiar.
I’d tell you if I saw anything peculiar.
CORRECT THE MISTAKE: If we felt energetic in the morning, we usually go surfing.
If we feel energetic in the morning, we usually go surfing.
My colleague Samuel ______(greet) you at the front desk if you arrive before 9 am.
will greet
I’m not happy that I have to start work at 6 am tomorrow. I wish I ______ to start work at 6 am tomorrow.
didn’t have to
I wish we ______ the flight earlier. The prices have gone up. (book)
had booked
It ______ (please) your grandparents enormously if you visited them a little more often.
would please
I’m not tall enough, I’m afraid. I can’t reach the balloon. If only I ______ I’d be able to reach the balloon.
was/were taller
I wish I ______ in a flat. It would be lovely to have a garden. (live)
didn’t live
If Helen hadn’t gone to Florence yesterday, she______ (be) at my birthday party now.
would (/’d) be
I’m sure I ______ (stay) in Barcelona if I had found a good job there.
would (/’d) have stayed
You shouldn’t have left without telling me. I was looking for you everywhere. I wish you ______ without telling me.
hadn’t left
I always forget to take an umbrella with me when I go out, and I’m often caught in the rain. I wish I ______ to take an umbrella with me when I go out.
wouldn’t forget (/ would remember)
If only my dad ______ criticising me. (stop)
would stop
If only I ______ so much on Christmas presents. I’m broke now! (spend)
hadn’t spent
If Liz had used GPS instead of relying on an out-of-date map, she ______ (sit) here with us now.
would (/’d) be sitting
If Ned ______ (not experience) living and working abroad, I’m sure he wouldn’t have developed such a strong sense of independence.
hadn’t experienced
If only I ______ Italian. I’d know what they were saying about me. (speak)
spoke
CORRECT THE MISTAKE: If the petrol engine hadn’t been invented, there will still be plenty of oil left.
If the petrol engine hadn’t been invented, there would still be plenty of oil left.
Oh dear! Sarah didn’t catch the right train. She’ll be late now. If only Sarah ______the right train!
had caught
I wish the weather ______. (improve)
would improve
I ______ (write) a very bad I review of your hotel if you don’t give me a discount for the poor condition of the room.
will (/’ll) write
The party at the pub had to end early because there was a power cut. If only there ______a power cut.
hadn’t been
Why didn’t you tell me about what happened with Jo? I wish ______me about what happened with Jo.
you had told
CORRECT THE MISTAKE: If you haven’t taken these photographs, I wouldn’t have remembered our time at Disneyland Paris.
If you hadn’t taken these photographs, I wouldn’t have remembered our time at Disneyland Paris.
CORRECT THE MISTAKE: If we don’t reduce our dependence on fossil fuels in the near future, global warming would have become a more serious problem.
If we don’t reduce our dependence on fossil fuels in the near future, global warming will become a more serious problem.
I wish I ______ what the time was. (know)
knew
Where ______ (go) in 2020 if the government had not banned international travel?
would you have gone