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Speakout Advanced 2.1 Past Conditionals (3rd/Mix ...

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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.
  • 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.
  • Use I wish / if only: You didn't tell me about your party.
    I wish you'd told me about your party.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • I forgot to set my alarm so I missed my train.
    If I had set the alarm, I wouldn't have missed my train.
  • Use I wish / if only: I want to be taller.
    I wish I were taller.
  • 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?
  • Use I wish / if only: He was driving too fast and had an accident.
    If only he hadn't been driving so fast!
  • 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.
  • Use I wish / if only: My little brother always stares at me, and it's really annoying.
    I wish my little brother wouldn't stare at me.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Use I wish / if only: It is a rainy day, and I prefer sunshine.
    I wish it weren't raining. / I wish it were sunny.
  • Use I wish / if only: My physics teacher is always shouting.
    I wish my teacher wouldn't shout.
  • If she _____(be) sensible, she _____(leave) her job last month.
    If she were sensible, she wouldn't have left her job last month.
  • 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.
  • Use I wish / if only: I can't sing.
    I wish I could sing.
  • Use I wish / if only: My neighbor's dog is always barking.
    If only my neighbor would keep his dog quiet!
  • 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.
  • Use I wish / if only: Your dad was not able to be at your graduation.
    I wish my dad could have been at my graduation.
  • 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.