Don’t Panic English

Conditional Type 3Communicative Grammar Course Intermediate Week 33 Video 1 - Introduction

What are you going to learn about this week?

How to talk about wishes and regrets in the past

Practice exercises

VIP members: Communicative Grammar Task

Test

Look at the sentence and answer the questions.

If I had seen you, of course I would have said hello.

1. Did the speaker say hello?

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If I had seen you, of course I would have said hello.

1. Did the speaker say hello? No, he didn’t.

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If I had seen you, of course I would have said hello.

2. Did he see the other person?

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If I had seen you, of course I would have said hello.

2. Did he see the other person? No, he didn’t.

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If I had seen you, of course I would have said hello.

3. How does he feel about it?

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If I had seen you, of course I would have said hello.

3. How does he feel about it? He regrets it.

Read and complete the rule below.

If I had seen you, of course I would have said hello.

Conditional sentences Type 3

They are used for unreal situations in the past or to express regret about something that happened or didn't happen.

If + Past Perfect // would / could / might + ______ + past participle

Read and complete the rule below.

If I had seen you, of course I would have said hello.

Conditional sentences Type 3

They are used for unreal situations in the past or to express regret about something that happened or didn't happen.

If + Past Perfect // would / could / might + have + past participle

Look at the sentences and answer the questions.

I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say.

1. Can the speaker lose weight without doing anything?

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I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say.

1. Can the speaker lose weight without doing anything? No, she can’t.

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I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say.

2. Is losing weight as quick and easy as she says?

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I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say.

2. Is losing weight as quick and easy as she says? No, it isn’t.

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I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say.

3. Do the sentences refer to the present or the past?

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I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say.

3. Do the sentences refer to the present or the past? They refer to the present.

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I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say.

4. Would the speaker like these situations to be different?

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I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say.

4. Would the speaker like these situations to be different? Yes, she would.

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If only I had been more careful with my eating habits!

1. Was she careful with her eating habits?

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If only I had been more careful with my eating habits!

1. Was she careful with her eating habits? No, she wasn’t.

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If only I had been more careful with my eating habits!

2. Does the sentence refer to the present or the past?

Look at the sentences and answer the questions.

If only I had been more careful with my eating habits!

2. Does the sentence refer to the present or the past? It refers to the past.

Read the rules below and match the sentences with the uses of wish / if only.

1. I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. 2. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say. 3. If only I had been more careful with my eating habits!

We use wish / if only + Past Simple: to make a wish about a present or future situation which we would like to be different.

Read the rules below and match the sentences with the uses of wish / if only.

1. I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. 2. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say. 3. If only I had been more careful with my eating habits!

We use wish / if only + Past Simple: to make a wish about a present or future situation which we would like to be different.

Read the rules below and match the sentences with the uses of wish / if only.

1. I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. 2. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say. 3. If only I had been more careful with my eating habits!

We use wish / if only + Past Simple: to make a wish about a present or future situation which we would like to be different.

Read the rules below and match the sentences with the uses of wish / if only.

1. I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. 2. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say. 3. If only I had been more careful with my eating habits!

We use wish / if only + Past Perfect: to express regret about something that happened or didn't happen in the past.

Read the rules below and match the sentences with the uses of wish / if only.

1. I wish I could lose weight without doing anything. 2. If only losing weight was as quick and easy as you say. 3. If only I had been more careful with my eating habits!

We use wish / if only + Past Perfect: to express regret about something that happened or didn't happen in the past.

Let’s take a look at the rules together in the next video.