Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the verbs in brackets
0 We can’t have a party here because our flat’s too small. (could)
If our flat......was...... bigger, we...... could have...... a party here.
1 I’d like to invite her, but I haven’t got her phone number. (would)
If I ........................... her phone number, I ........................... her.
2 They can’t stay with us because we don’t have a spare room. (could)
If we ........................... a spare room, they ........................... with us.
3 He’d like to tell them his plans, but it’s possible that they’ll disagree with them. (might)
If he ........................... them his plans, they........................... with them.
4 We have a lot of exams this year, so we feel stressed, (wouldn’t)
If we ........................... a lot of exams this year, we ........................... stressed.
5 I’m afraid 1 don’t speak Italian, so I can’t join in the conversation. (could)
If I ........................... Italian, I ........................... in the conversation.
6 I’ve thought of going to a festival, but it’s possible that I won’t like it. (might)
If I ........................... to a festival, I ........................... it.
Circle the correct answer.
0 If I am /were you, I’d talk to somebody who’s doing that course.
1 If I know / knew somebody on that course, I’d ask them about it.
2 I’ll /’d help you with your application form if you bring it round next week.
3 Saturday’s not a good day. I won’t be here if there’s / was a football match.
4 I ’ll /’d spend a lot of time on it if I were you.
5 You won’t get a place if you apply / applied late, so don’t think about it for too long.
6 If you don’t / didn’t like the course, you can change to another one.
7 If the college were nearer town, it will / would be a lot easier to get to.
8 My journey ’ll / would take ages if Tom didn’t give me a lift, so I’m very lucky.
The third conditional
• We use the third conditional to talk about possible events in the past that didn’t happen. To form third conditional sentences, we use if+past perfect + would have +past participle: If we’d setout earlier, we would have arrivedon time.(= We didn’t set out early and we didn’t arrive on time.) If you’d toldme about the party, I would have come. (= You didn’t tell me about the party and I didn’t come.)
• We can also use could haveor might have:If I’d known you were in town, I could have metyou. If she’d worked harder, she might have passedher exam.
• We use the past perfect (not would have) in the //clause: If you’d invitedme, would have come.(Not If you would have invitedme, I would have come.)
Complete the third conditional sentences. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
0 If we’d planned it carefully, we ......wouldn’t have had ...... so many problems.(not have)
1 You it ........................... it if you’d come. (enjoy)
2 I ........................... you if you’d asked me. (tell)
3 If he hadn’t given us a map, we ........................... the hostel, (not find)
4 He would have come to the party if she ........................... him. (invite)
5 We wouldn’t have minded if you ........................... your friends, (bring)
6 If we ........................... our tickets yesterday, we wouldn’t have got any. (not buy)
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first. Use the verbs in brackets.
0 I’m sure we didn’t play well because we hadn’t trained enough, (would)
If we ...........had trained................ more, we ............would have played............... better.
1 I had a chance to score, but I didn’t because I missed the ball. (might)
I ........................... if I........................... the ball.
2 Our best player didn’t play because he was ill. (could)
If our best player ........................... ill, he ........................... .
3 I felt tired because I hadn’t slept well the night before. (wouldn’t)
I ........................... tired if I ........................... better the night before.
4 I didn’t tell my friends about the match, so they didn’t come. (might)
My friends ........................... if I........................... them about the match.
5 We didn’t beat them because they ran too fast. (could)
If they ........................... so fast, we ........................... them.
Complete the blog entries. Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Jade 610: I had singing lessons from an early age and I sang with my family all the time. If my parents (0) ........hadn’t encourage ........ (not encourage) me, I (1) ........................... (not become) a singer.
Amanda344: When I was fourteen, we moved from London to a small town where there weren’t many sports facilities. I had to give up judo and diving. If we (2) ........................... (stay) in London, I (3) ........................... (could / continue) these sports.
RachelB: I had a very good Physics teacher. I think that if I (4) ........................... (go) to a different school, I (5) ........................... (might / not decide) to do Physics at university.
I wish
• To express a wish, to talk about things we would tike to change in the present, we use I wish + past simple: Iwish I had a car. (I don’t have a car.)
• We often use I wish + could:I wish I could playthe piano.
• We can use were instead of was: I wish I was/wererich!
• To express a wish about the past, we use I wish + past perfect: I wish I’d known about the party. (I didn’t know about it and I’m sorry.)
• If only is more emphatic than I wish:If onlyyoudidn’t liveso far away.If onlywehadn’t wastedso much time!
• We don’t use I wish for the future. We use I’d like or I hope:I’d liketo work in Spain. (Not I wish I can work in Spain) I hope it won’t rain. (Not I wish it won’t rain)
13. Complete the sentences. Use wish and the correct form of the verbs in the box.
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0 I ......wish I could come ...... with you, but I have to stay at home.
1 I hate big cities. I ........................... to a quiet little village.
2 I ........................... the answer to that question, but I don’t.
3 My brother ........................... red hair because he thinks it’s ugly.
4 Why do you ........................... taller? You’re taller than a lot of people!
5 I ........................... here. I really miss her.
6 I ........................... his lectures, but they’re too difficult for me.
7 I ........................... that dress, but I haven’t got enough money.
8 I’m really tired. I ........................... to go to college today.