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Unreal Conditionals

Imaginary Situations + Wishes and Regrets

S Unreal Conditionals (1)

If C

laus

e Simple Past

“If I had money...

Mai

n C

laus

e Would/Wouldn’t + Infinitive

“...I would buy a

racecar.”

Examples & Exercises

…you won the Lottery?

…you met someone famous?

…had a time machine?

…you could do anything without consequence?

What would you do if...? I would travel all

over the world 1

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If C

laus

e Past Perfect

“If I had studied

Law... M

ain

Cla

use Would/

Wouldn’t + Have + Past Participle

“...I would have been a

lawyer.”

Unreal Conditionals (2)

Examples & Exercises Complete these sentences

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If I had known that you were coming to my house… •  I wouldn’t have gone out.

If I had moved to another country when I was little…

If my friends had invited me to that party…

If I had lived in the 1950’s…

Wishes and Regrets I wish / If only

Wis

hes Simple Past

“I wish I was at the beach”

Past Progressive

“If only we were having fun”

Reg

rets

Past Perfect

“I wish I had studied better” “If only we had gone to the party”

Exercises

•  I wish… •  If only…

What do you wish?

•  I wish… •  If only…

What do you regret?