REVIEW!Wishes
Regrets
Howthingswouldhavebeen
Love and romanceI wish I could play better.I wish I was a good player.I wish I hadwonthe match.I wish I wasthinner.I wish I werehappier.I wish I didn’thavesomanythings to organize.I wish I hadn’tmoved.
I wish I wasfree.I wish I weren’ttied to thebicycle.I wishmyownerwas more relaxed.I wishyouwould set me free.I wishmyfatherwasn’tsoangry.I wishmygrandmotherdid’thavecancer.I wishmyunclehadhelped me.
TO EXPRESS REGRETS:1- Wish + PAST I wish I were/was ...He wishesyouhad / could / spoke2- Wish + WOULD (somethingthat’s happening now)Theyjustwishyouwouldstop. He wishesyouwouldgoaway.3- Wish + PAST PARTICIPLE (it alreadyhappened in thepast)I wishyouhad come with me.Myfatherwishes I hadn’ttraveledlastyear.
IfPrincess Diana hadn’tdied, shewouldhavehelped more kids in Africa.Ifthecarhadn’tcrashed, shewouldn’thavedied.
If Portugal hadn’tsearched for newlands, Pedro Alvares Cabral wouldn’thavediscoveredBrazil.Wewouldn’tspeakPortugueseifBrazilhadn’tbeencolonyof Portugal.
Howthingswouldhavebeen:IF + pastparticiple + WOULD + presentperfect:Ifhehadworkedhard, hewouldhavebeenhappier.NEGATIVE -1:IF + past part. onNegative+ WOULD + pres. Perf:Ifhehadn’tworkedhard, hewouldhavebecomesad.NEGATIVE -2:Ifhehadlistened to me, hewouldn’thavetakenso long.NEGATIVE -3:Ifhehadn’tgone to Canadahewouldn’tbesuccessful.
-Whatwouldyouchange in yourlife?-Whatcharacteristicshaveyouchanged in thelastyear?-What’syourfavorite pick-up line?-Whatwouldyousay to a personyoudon’tknow to start a conversation?-Howwouldyourejectaninvitation?

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    Love and romanceIwish I could play better.I wish I was a good player.I wish I hadwonthe match.I wish I wasthinner.I wish I werehappier.I wish I didn’thavesomanythings to organize.I wish I hadn’tmoved.
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    I wish Iwasfree.I wish I weren’ttied to thebicycle.I wishmyownerwas more relaxed.I wishyouwould set me free.I wishmyfatherwasn’tsoangry.I wishmygrandmotherdid’thavecancer.I wishmyunclehadhelped me.
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    TO EXPRESS REGRETS:1-Wish + PAST I wish I were/was ...He wishesyouhad / could / spoke2- Wish + WOULD (somethingthat’s happening now)Theyjustwishyouwouldstop. He wishesyouwouldgoaway.3- Wish + PAST PARTICIPLE (it alreadyhappened in thepast)I wishyouhad come with me.Myfatherwishes I hadn’ttraveledlastyear.
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    IfPrincess Diana hadn’tdied,shewouldhavehelped more kids in Africa.Ifthecarhadn’tcrashed, shewouldn’thavedied.
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    If Portugal hadn’tsearchedfor newlands, Pedro Alvares Cabral wouldn’thavediscoveredBrazil.Wewouldn’tspeakPortugueseifBrazilhadn’tbeencolonyof Portugal.
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    Howthingswouldhavebeen:IF + pastparticiple+ WOULD + presentperfect:Ifhehadworkedhard, hewouldhavebeenhappier.NEGATIVE -1:IF + past part. onNegative+ WOULD + pres. Perf:Ifhehadn’tworkedhard, hewouldhavebecomesad.NEGATIVE -2:Ifhehadlistened to me, hewouldn’thavetakenso long.NEGATIVE -3:Ifhehadn’tgone to Canadahewouldn’tbesuccessful.
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    -Whatwouldyouchange in yourlife?-Whatcharacteristicshaveyouchangedin thelastyear?-What’syourfavorite pick-up line?-Whatwouldyousay to a personyoudon’tknow to start a conversation?-Howwouldyourejectaninvitation?