I felt sick because I ate too much. (I wish)
I wish I hadn't eaten so much.
If I ... (be) you, I ... (get) a new job. [2nd]
If I were you, I would get a new job.
Why didn't I check the petrol before leaving? [I wish]
I wish I had checked the petrol before leaving.
She ... (call) him if she ... (have) his number. [2nd]
She would call him if she had his number.
She didn't help him. She feels so sorry now! [If only]
If only she had helped him.
You don't know the answer
I wish I would know the answer
I wish I knew the answer
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.
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.
If he ... (not/take) the job, he ... (go) travelling. [3rd]
If he hadn't taken the job, he would have gone travelling.
You want a pay rise
I wish my boss had given me a pay rise!
I wish my boss would give me a pay rise!
They didn't stop, so they had an accident. (3rd)
If they had stopped, they wouldn't have had an accident.
You want to speak Russian
I wish I could speak Russian
I wish I would speak Russian
Past unreal situation with 'wish' or 'if only'
wish/if only + had
wish/if only + would or past simple
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 don't know what to do!" - he says. [He wishes]
He wishes he knew what to do.
If I ... (have) enough money, I ... (buy) a big house. [2nd]
If I had enough money, I would buy a big house.
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 having bought this car. [I wish]
I wish I hadn't bought this car.
If you ... (wait) a minute, I ... (come) with you. [1st]
If you wait a minute, I will come with you.
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 you heat ice, it melts!
first conditional
second conditional
zero conditional
third conditional
I wish I __________ translate this for you but I can't.
could
should
would
will
If she ... (go) to university, she ... (study) French. [3rd]
If she had gone to university, she would have studied French.
If I had studied harder at school, I would be a doctor now.
inverted conditional
mixed conditional
third conditional
second conditional
You are lost
If only I would have a map!
If only I had a map!
present/future unreal situation with 'wish' or 'if only'
wish/if only + would or past simple
wish/if only + had
You partner snores at night
I wish you hadn't snored
I wish you don't snore
I wish you didn't snore
I wish you haven't snored