Review: I Wish

Review: I Wish

to express desire or regret about an imaginary situation

Time Sentence Fact

PresentI wish I were someone else.

I am not.

Past I wish I had done something different.

I didn’t do anything different

Future I wish she would listen to me.

She probably won’t listen to me.

Time Sentence Fact

PresentI wish I were/did…I wish + Past tense

I am not/do not.Present tense

Past I wish I had done..I wish +past perfect

I didn’t do..Past tense

Future I wish she would..I wish +..would.. (past future)

She won’t …..will…(simple future)

Summary

Review: If only

More emphatic

Time Fact If only..

The present I don’t know how to swim.

Present ability I can’t ride a horse.

The past I didn’t accept the scholarship.

Past ability I wasn’t able to rent a car when I was in Spain.

The future It won’t stop snowing.

Time Fact If only..


If only I knew how to swim.

Present ability I can’t ride a horse.




Time Fact If only..



Present ability I can’t ride a horse. If only I could ride a horse




Time Fact If only..





If only I had accepted the scholarship.



Time Fact If only..







If only I could rent a car when I was in Spain.


Time Fact If only..









If only it would stop snowing.

Time Fact If only..









If only it would stop snowing.

Textbook P140

a) If only we had taken enough oxygen with usb) If only it hadn’t been cold last night.Or? If only I hadn’t caught a cold.c) If only the assistant guide weren’t so rude!d) If only I weren’t completely exhausted.e) If only my legs weren’t completely numb from the

cold.f) if only the cell phone would work.g) If only the guides had brought a spare compass.

Workbook Page851. If only Sue had remembered to bring film! (She

would have had great photos.)2. If only Vera had learned to drive! (She would have

been able to help on the safari.)3. If only Nick had saved money! He would have gone

white water rafting.)4. If only Bill had kept a first aid kit. (He would have

handle the emergency.)5. If only Pat had been less shy! (She would have had

more fun on the vacation.)6. If only Maria had studied archeology! (She would

have led the archeological dig.)

• If only Sue had remembered to bring film! (She would have had great photos.)

• If Sue had remembered to bring film, she

would have had great photos.

Review if

First, second, third conditional

First conditional

What condition?What tense? What tense?If I get bored with my hair,

I’ll dye it bright orange.

If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home.

First conditional

Real condition Possible resultIf + simple present futureIf I get bored with my hair,

I’ll dye it bright orange.

If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home.

Second conditionalWhat condition?

Tense? tense?If he were rich, I would marry him.If you worked out every day,

you would be in a much better shape now.

Second conditionalUnreal present condition Hypothetical result

If + simple past Would + verbIf he were rich, I would marry him.If you worked out every day,

you would be in a much better shape now.

Third conditional what condition?

Tense? Tense?

If he had been rich back then,

I would have married him.

If Vicki hadn’t gotten her teeth fixed when she was 16,

she wouldn’t have won that beauty contest.

Third conditionalUnreal past condition Hypothetical result

If + past perfect Would + have done

If he had been rich back then,

I would have married him.

If Vicki hadn’t gotten her teeth fixed when she was 16,

she wouldn’t have won that beauty contest.

summaryIf clause Main clause

Conditional IReal

If + simple present,

Future tense

Conditional IIPresent unreal

If + simple past, Would + verb

Conditional IIIPast unreal

If + past perfect, Would + have done

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