This document provides examples and practice for using present unreal conditional sentences. It gives two models to memorize: (1) "I wish my son didn't want to be a dentist...If he didn't want to be a dentist, I could convince him to take over my store when I retire" and (2) "I wish the weather weren't going to be cold this weekend...If it weren't going to be cold, I could wear my beautiful new dress." It then provides 6 practice prompts for the reader to complete present unreal conditional sentences following the structure "I wish.../ Why.../ If...,...".

1. Practice Your Grammar
Present (Type 2) Unreal Conditional

2. First Model to Memorize
A. You know, I wish my son
didn’t want to be a dentist.
B. Why do you say that?
A. If he didn’t want to be a
dentist, I could convince him to
take over my store when I retire.
My son wants
to be a dentist.


3. Second Model to Memorize
A. I wish the weather weren’t
going to be cold this weekend.
B: Why do you say that.
A. If it weren’t going to be cold, I
could wear my beautiful new
dress.
The weather is
going to be cold
this weekend 

4. Practice 1.
A. I wish ……………………………….
B: Why ……………………………..?
A. If …………………..,
…………………………
(go to the beach)
We have an
exam on
Monday 

5. Practice 2.
A. I wish ……………………………….
B: Why ……………………………..?
A. If …………………..,
…………………………
(see her more often)
My daughter
is going to
UCLA 

6. Practice 3.
A. I wish ……………………………….
B: Why ……………………………..?
A. If …………………..,
…………………………
(get more work done)
My new office
has a view of
Lake Merritt 

7. Practice 4.
A. I wish ……………………………….
B: Why ……………………………..?
A. If …………………..,
…………………………
(watch the NFL game)
I have to go
to my son’s
piano recital
tomorrow 

8. Practice 5.
A. I wish ……………………………….
B: Why ……………………………..?
A. If …………………..,
…………………………
(have some peace and quiet)
My son is a
drummer in a
rock band 

9. Practice 6.
A. I wish ……………………………….
B: Why ……………………………..?
A. If …………………..,
…………………………
(have more time to study)
I have to
work full
time 