Why didn't I check the petrol before leaving? [I wish]
I wish I had checked the petrol before leaving.
If I ... (have) enough money, I ... (buy) a big house. [2nd]
If I had enough money, I would buy a big house.
If you heat ice, it melts!
first conditional
zero conditional
second conditional
third conditional
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!
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.
present/future unreal situation with 'wish'
wish + would or past simple
wish + had
Past unreal situation with 'wish'
wish + would or past simple
wish + had
If he ... (not/take) the job, he ... (go) travelling. [3rd]
If he hadn't taken the job, he would have gone travelling.
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.
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 partner snores at night
I wish you don't snore
I wish you didn't snore
I wish you hadn't snored
I wish you haven't snored
I felt sick because I ate too much. (I wish)
I wish I hadn't eaten so much.
I'd really like you to pay more attention. [I wish]
I wish you had paid more attention.
I wish you will pay more attention.
I wish you would pay more attention.
I wish you have paid attention.
You want to speak Russian
I wish I would speak Russian
I wish I could speak Russian
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.
I regret buying this car. [I wish]
I wish I hadn't bought this car.
If I ... (be) you, I ... (get) a new job. [2nd]
If I were you, I would get a new job.
"I don't know what to do!" - he says. [He wishes]
He wishes he knew what to do.
If I ... (know) you were sleeping, I ... (not wake) you. [3rd]
If I had known you were sleeping, I wouldn't have woken you.
If I had studied harder at school, I would be a doctor now.
mixed conditional
third conditional
inverted conditional
second conditional
She ... (call) him if she ... (have) his number. [2nd]
She would call him if she had his number.
They didn't stop, so they had an accident. (3rd)
If they had stopped, they wouldn't have had an accident.
You don't know the answer
I wish I would know the answer
I wish I knew the answer
You are lost
I wish I would have a map!
I wish I had a map!
If she ... (go) to university, she ... (study) French. [3rd]
If she had gone to university, she would have studied French.
I wish I __________ translate this for you but I can't.
will
should
could
would