I regret having bought this car. [I wish]
I wish I hadn't bought this car.
I ... (give) you the money if you ... (pay) me back next week. [1st]
I will give you the money if you pay me back next week.
I'd really like you to pay more attention. [I wish]
I wish you will pay more attention.
I wish you have paid attention.
I wish you would pay more attention.
I wish you had paid more attention.
She ... (call) him if she ... (have) his number. [2nd]
She would call him if she had his number.
She didn't help him. She feels so sorry now! [If only]
If only she had helped him.
If I had studied harder at school, I would be a doctor now.
inverted conditional
mixed conditional
third conditional
second conditional
If I ... (know) you were sleeping, I ... (not wake) you. [3rd]
If I had known you were sleeping, I wouldn't have woken you.
Past unreal situation with 'wish' or 'if only'
wish/if only + would or past simple
wish/if only + had
Why didn't I check the petrol before leaving? [I wish]
I wish I had checked the petrol before leaving.
If you heat ice, it melts!
third conditional
first conditional
zero conditional
second conditional
What a pity you live so far away! [If only]
If only you didn't live so far away.
I felt sick because I ate too much. (I wish)
I wish I hadn't eaten so much.
present/future unreal situation with 'wish' or 'if only'
wish/if only + had
wish/if only + would or past simple
"I don't know what to do!" - he says. [He wishes]
He wishes he knew what to do.
If the weather ... (not / be) fine tomorrow we ... (not / go) to the beach.
If the weather isn't fine tomorrow we won't go to the beach.
She wasn't on time for the interview because she left the house late. (3rd)
If she hadn't left the house late, she would have been on time for the interview.
You partner snores at night
I wish you didn't snore
I wish you don't snore
I wish you hadn't snored
I wish you haven't snored
You don't know the answer
I wish I would know the answer
I wish I knew the answer
I wish I __________ translate this for you but I can't.
could
would
should
will
If she ... (go) to university, she ... (study) French. [3rd]
If she had gone to university, she would have studied French.
If he ... (grow) his own vegetables, he ... (not have) to buy them. [2nd]
If he grew his own vegetables, he wouldn't have to buy them.
If you ... (wait) a minute, I ... (come) with you. [1st]
If you wait a minute, I will come with you.
If he ... (not/take) the job, he ... (go) travelling. [3rd]
If he hadn't taken the job, he would have gone travelling.
If I ... (be) you, I ... (get) a new job. [2nd]
If I were you, I would get a new job.
I'm sorry, but I can't come to the zoo with you next weekend. [I wish]
I wish I could come to the zoo with you next weekend.
You want to speak Russian
I wish I could speak Russian
I wish I would speak Russian
You want a pay rise
I wish my boss would give me a pay rise!
I wish my boss had given me a pay rise!
If I ... (have) enough money, I ... (buy) a big house. [2nd]
If I had enough money, I would buy a big house.
They didn't stop, so they had an accident. (3rd)
If they had stopped, they wouldn't have had an accident.
You are lost
If only I had a map!
If only I would have a map!