If I knew... / I wish I knew... Flashcards
When you imagine a hypothetical situation, you use if + past. We use the past in the same way after w____.
When you imagine a hypothetical situation, you use if + past. We use the past in the same way after wish.
- I wish I knew Paul’s phone number. (= I d<span>on’t know it and I regret this)</span>
- Do you ever wish you could fly? (you can’t fly)
- It’s very crowded here. I wish there weren’t so many people.
- It’s rain a lot here. I wish it didn’t rain so often.
- I wish I didn’t have to work tomorrow.
After if and wish, we use w___ or w_____ with I / he / she / it.
After if and wish, we use was or were with I / he / she / it. “Was” is more informal.
- If I was/were you, I woudn’t buy this coat.
- I’d go out, if it wasn’t/weren’t so coldl.
- I wish carol was/were here.
Note: We do not normally use would in the “if part” of the sentence or after wish:
- If I were rich, I would have a yacht. (not If I would be rich)
Put the verb into the correct form.
If I _____ (know) his phone number, I would call him.
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If I knew (know) his phone number, I would call him.
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I _____ (help) you if I could, but I’m afraid I can’t.
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I would help you if I could, but I’m afraid I can’t.
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We would need a car if we _____ (live) in the country.
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We would need a car if we lived in the country.
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If we had the choice, we _____ (live) in the country.
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If we **had **the choice, we would live in the country.
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If I were you, I _____ (not / wait). I _____ (go) now.
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If I were you, I wouldn’t wait. I would go now.
Write a sentence with if.
We don’t see you very often because you live so far away. If you _____ (live) so far away, we _____ (see) more often.
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We don’t see you very often because you live so far away. If you didn’t live so far away, we_‘d see_ you more often .
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I think there are too many cars. If there _____ (not / be) so many cars, there _____ (not / be) so much pollution.
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I think there are too many cars. If there weren’t so many cars, there wouldn’t be so much pollution.
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This book is expensive, so I’m not going to buy it. I _____ (buy) this book if it _____ so expensive.
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This book is expensive, so I’m not going to buy it. I’d buy this book if it wasn’t so expensive.
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We don’t go out because we can’t affort it. We _____ (go out) more often if we _____ (afford) it.
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We don’t go eat because we can’t affort it. We’d go out more often if we could afford it.
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I can’t meet you tomorrow. If I _____ (work) late, I _____ meet you tomorrow.
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I can’t meet you tomorrow. If I didn’t work late, I_‘d meet_ you tomorrow.
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It’s raining, so we can’t have lunch on the patio. We _____ (lunch) on the patio if it _____ (not rain).
Write a sentence with if.
It’s raining, so we can’t have lunch on the patio. We could have lunch on the patio if it wasn’t raining. (could = past of can’t here)
Note that could sometimes means “would be able to” and sometimes “was/were able to”:
- You could get a better job (= you would be able to get - possibilité future) if you could use a computer (= you were able to use).
Write a sentence with “I wish”.
I don’t know many people (and I’m lonely). I wish I _____ (know) more peole.
Write a sentence with “I wish”.
I don’t know many people (and I’m lonely). I wish I knew more peole.
Write a sentence with “I wish”.
I don’t have a cell phone (and I need one). I wish I _____ (have) a cell phone.
Write a sentence with “I wish”.
I don’t have a cell phone (and I need one). I wish I wish I had a cell phone.
