The document discusses using conditionals to express regrets about past situations. It provides examples of putting verbs in the correct form for 'if' clauses and writing full sentences with 'if' or 'I wish' to talk about things that could have been different.
The document discusses using conditionals to express regrets about past situations. It provides examples of putting verbs in the correct form for 'if' clauses and writing full sentences with 'if' or 'I wish' to talk about things that could have been different.
The document discusses using conditionals to express regrets about past situations. It provides examples of putting verbs in the correct form for 'if' clauses and writing full sentences with 'if' or 'I wish' to talk about things that could have been different.
The document discusses using conditionals to express regrets about past situations. It provides examples of putting verbs in the correct form for 'if' clauses and writing full sentences with 'if' or 'I wish' to talk about things that could have been different.
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UNIT 40: If I had known… I wish I had known
40.1 put the verb into the correct form
1. I didn’t see you when you passed me in the street. If I’d seen (I/see) you, I would have said (I /say) hello. 2. Sam got to the station just in time to catch the train to the airport. If he had missed (he/miss) the train, he would have missed (he/miss) his flight too. 3. I’m glad that you reminded me about Reachel’s birthday. I would have forgotten (I/forget) if you had not reminded (you/not/remind) me. 4. I wanted to send you an email, but I didn’t have your email address, if I had had(i/have) your address, I would have sent (I/send) you an email. 5. A: How was your trip? Was it good? B: It was OK, but we would have enjoyed (we/enjoy) it more if the weather had been (be) better. 6. I took a taxi to the hotel, but the traffic was bad. It would have been (It/ be) quicker if I had walked (I/walk). 7. I’m not tired. If I had been (I/be) tired, I’d go home now. 8. I wasn’t tired last night. If I had been (I/be) tired, I would have gone home earlier. 40.2 For each situation, write a sentence beginning with IF. 1. I wasn’t hungry, so I didn’t eat anything. If I’d been hungry, I would have eaten something. 2. The accident happened because the road was icy. If I had ridden carefully, the accident would have not happened. 3. I didn’t know that Joe had to get up early, so I didn’t wake him up. If I had known that he had to get up early, I would have woken him up. 4. Unfortunately I lost my phone, so I couldn’t call you If I had not lost my phone, I would have called you. 5. Karen wasn’t injured in the crash because she was wearing a seat belt. If she had not wore a seat belt, she would have injured in the crash. 6. You didn’t have breakfast-that’s why you’re hungry now. If you had had breakfast, you would have not been hungry. 7. I didn’t get a taxi because I didn’t have enough money. If I’d had enough money, I would have gotten a taxi. 40.3 Imagine that you are in these situations. For each situation, write a sentence with I wish. 1. You’ve eaten too much and now you feel sick. You say: I wish I hadn’t eaten so much. 2. There was a job advertised in the paper. You decided not to apply for it. Now you think that your decision was wrong. You say: I wish I had applied the job. 3. When you were younger, you never learned to play a musical instrument. Now you regret this. You say: I wish I had learnt to play a musical instrument. 4. You’ve painted the gate red. Now you think that red was the wrong color. You say: I wish I had not painted the gate red. 5. You are walking in the country. You’d like to take some pictures, but you didn’t bring your camera. You say: I wish I had brought my camera. 6. you have some unexpected guests. They didn’t phone you first to say they were coming. You are very busy and you are not prepared for them. You say: I wish they had phoned my first.