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-Wishes-Regrets-How things would have been-Love and romance

I wish I could play better.I wish I was a good player.I wish I had won the match.

I wish I was thinner.I wish I were happier.I wish I didn’t have so many things to organize.I wish I hadn’t moved.

I wish I was free.I wish I weren’t tied to the bicycle.I wish my owner was more relaxed.I wish you would set me free.

I wish my father wasn’t so angry.I wish my grandmother did’t have cancer.I wish my uncle had helped me.

TO EXPRESS REGRETS:

1- Wish + PAST I wish I were/was ...He wishes you had / could / spoke

2- Wish + WOULD (something that’s happening now)They just wish you would stop. He wishes you would go away.

3- Wish + PAST PARTICIPLE (it already happened in the past)I wish you had come with me.My father wishes I hadn’t traveled last year.

If Princess Diana hadn’t died, she would have helped more kids in Africa.If the car hadn’t crashed, she wouldn’t have died.

If Portugal hadn’t searched for new lands, Pedro Alvares Cabral wouldn’t have discovered Brazil.We wouldn’t speak Portuguese if Brazil hadn’t been colony of Portugal.

How things would have been:

IF + past participle + WOULD + present perfect:If he had worked hard, he would have been happier.

NEGATIVE -1:IF + past part. on Negative+ WOULD + pres. Perf:If he hadn’t worked hard, he would have become sad.

NEGATIVE -2:If he had listened to me, he wouldn’t have taken so long.

NEGATIVE -3:If he hadn’t gone to Canada he wouldn’t be successful.

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