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    Wish I Only

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    The document discusses ways to express regrets and wishes using conditionals. It provides examples of using the past perfect tense to talk about past regrets over things that cannot be changed, such as "If only I hadn't crashed my car." It recommends using "would" to express annoyance with present situations that could change, like "I wish he wouldn't talk at the cinema." And it suggests using the simple past or "could" to talk about desires to change the present or future, like wanting a new computer or wishing to have a million dollars.

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    The document discusses ways to express regrets and wishes using conditionals. It provides examples of using the past perfect tense to talk about past regrets over things that cannot be changed, such as "If only I hadn't crashed my car." It recommends using "would" to express annoyance with present situations that could change, like "I wish he wouldn't talk at the cinema." And it suggests using the simple past or "could" to talk about desires to change the present or future, like wanting a new computer or wishing to have a million dollars.

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    The document discusses ways to express regrets and wishes using conditionals. It provides examples of using the past perfect tense to talk about past regrets over things that cannot be changed, such as "If only I hadn't crashed my car." It recommends using "would" to express annoyance with present situations that could change, like "I wish he wouldn't talk at the cinema." And it suggests using the simple past or "could" to talk about desires to change the present or future, like wanting a new computer or wishing to have a million dollars.

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    Wish I Only

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    Sergio Varela
    The document discusses ways to express regrets and wishes using conditionals. It provides examples of using the past perfect tense to talk about past regrets over things that cannot be changed, such as "If only I hadn't crashed my car." It recommends using "would" to express annoyance with present situations that could change, like "I wish he wouldn't talk at the cinema." And it suggests using the simple past or "could" to talk about desires to change the present or future, like wanting a new computer or wishing to have a million dollars.

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    Wish / If only

    Things you regret (Past perfect)


    I crashed my car.
    If only I hadn’t crashed my car.

    Things that make you angry (Would)


    A person is talking at the cinema.
    I wish he wouldn’t talk at the cinema.

    Things you’d like to change (could or simple past)


    I want to have a new computer.
    If only I could buy a new computer.

    She wants to have a million dollars.


    She wishes she had a million dollars.
    • What would you do if you had more free time?

    • What do you wish you had right now?

    • If you could change something about you, what


    would you change?

    • What are the most annoying things that you can


    think of that people regularly do?

    • Is there anything you wish you could do before you


    get old?

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