Mastering English Conditionals and Wishes

Posted on Jan 6, 2025 in English

I gave up smoking a short time ago, and I’m about to start again. What bad luck!
If you had left a message, I would have called you.
Dave would have been more successful if he had worked harder.
Mary would have stayed on the internet all night if her mother hadn’t made her go to bed.
You would enjoy this dessert if you liked chocolate.
Unless you are sensible, success will go to your head.
If Richard hadn’t let me down, I would get on with him.
If I were you, I wouldn’t look down on Tim. He is smarter than he seems.
They wouldn’t have mistaken me for my mother if I didn’t look like her.
If I came across a cinema star that I looked up to, I would ask them for an autograph.
You are such a careless driver that you will end up running somebody over.
If you want to live up to your expectations, you’ll have to work much harder than now.
I don’t mind what you do as long as you make up for the damage done.
If she hadn’t made up an excuse in order not to go to school, she wouldn’t have been punished.
I’d like to point out that if the proposal is turned down, I’ll give up working for this company.

I made up the story just in case I was asked.
The baby has been crying for an hour. I wish the baby would stop crying.
I wish I hadn’t gotten married when I was eighteen years old.
Pat has been unemployed for three months. I wish she would find a job.
I’ve been interested in sport since I was a boy, but I’m so clumsy. I wish I was good at sport.
I usually fail too many subjects because of my laziness. I wish I was more hard-working.
He’s buying a sweater in case the weather is cold.
He can use the firm’s car as long as he pays for all the petrol used.
This house is quite old. It was built over a hundred years ago.
Is the car for sale? No, it has just been sold.
I don’t find my hat. Somebody must have taken it by mistake.
A new bridge is being built. It is expected to open next year.
It’s a serious explosion. I don’t know how it can be solved.
Mistakes are sometimes made. It’s inevitable.
My wallet has disappeared. It must have been stolen.
Whenever I travel by plane, my flight is delayed.
There is somebody behind us. I think we are being followed.
A mystery is something that cannot be explained.
If I didn’t do my work properly, I would be fired.
I learned to swim when I was younger. My mother taught me.
After being arrested, I was taken to the police station.
Two people are reported to have been injured in an explosion.