He didn't revise for his exams. He regrets this now. (He wishes...)
He wishes he'd revised for his exams.
I didn't take any books with me on holiday. I got really bored. (If I...)
If I'd taken a few books with me on holiday, I might not have got bored.
It's a good job Steve was there. Thanks to him we were able to get the car started. (If it...)
If it hadn't been for Steve, we couldn't have got the car started.
My French isn't very good. That's probably why I didn't get the job. (I might...)
I might have got the job if my French wasn't so bad/ was better.
If I didn't have three kids and a mortgage, I'd ____ (give up) this job a long time ago.
have given up
If they ____ (loose) their last three matches, they'd ____ (be) top of t he league now.
hadn't lost / be
If it ____ (be) for her quick thinking, she could ___ (have) a serious accident.
hadn't been / have had
If she ____ (find) his name on the Internet, they might never ___ (see) each other again.
hadn't found / have seen
I couldn't see the film on telly last night. That was a pity - I really wanted to. (I'd really...)
I'd really like to have seen the film on telly last night.
My parents bought me an iPod. An iPad would have been better. (I'd rather...)
I'd rather my parents had bought me an iPad (than an iPod).
____ I known it was going to rain so heavily, I would have taken my waterproofs.
Had
Had I known it was going to rain so heavily, I ____ (take) my waterproofs.
would have taken
We didn't get back in time to see him. It was a real shame. (If only...)
If onlv we'd got back in time to see him.