C1 Business English: I wish and if only | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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Correct the mistake: If only we knew about the problem yesterday.

If only we had known about the problem yesterday.

Complete: I wish the supplier ___ our emails more quickly. (answer)

would answer

Choose the correct form: If only we prepared / had prepared a backup plan before the system failed.

had prepared

Rewrite using I wish: We did not protect our intellectual property.

I wish we had protected our intellectual property.

Complete: If only the software ___ crashing during presentations. (stop)

would stop

Correct the mistake: I wish we would have more time.

I wish we had more time.

Does this express a present situation or a past regret? “I wish the company had invested earlier.”

A past regret

Choose the correct form: If only I can / could speak more confidently in negotiations.

could

Choose the correct form: I wish the market is / were more stable.

were

Correct the mistake: I wish the client will make a decision soon.

I wish the client would make a decision soon.

Correct the mistake: I wish I would be more organised.

I wish I were more organised.

Complete: If only the company ___ a clearer long-term strategy. (have)

had

Complete: If only we ___ in the technology sooner. (invest)

had invested

Which is generally more emphatic: “I wish” or “if only”?

If only

Complete: I wish I ___ the contract more carefully before signing it. (read)

had read

Complete: I wish we ___ afford to hire another sales representative. (can)

could

Complete: If only they ___ to our recommendations last year. (listen)

had listened

Rewrite using if only: The finance department keeps rejecting our proposals.

If only the finance department would stop rejecting our proposals.

Complete: I wish our meetings ___ more productive. (be)

were

Choose the correct form: I wish I knew / had known the answer now.

knew