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Daren forgot his football boots and he regrets it.
✅ Daren wishes he hadn’t forgotten his football boots.
👉 regret about the past → had + pp
You didn’t succeed because you didn’t study hard. (If only)
✅ If only you had studied hard, you would have succeeded.
👉 Past condition → third conditional
The housekeeper cleans our house every week.
➡ We have our house cleaned every week.
✔ Reason: Routine action → present simple causative (have + object + past participle).
Everyone knows that Mr. X has been in prison.
Impersonal:
➡ It is known .......
Personal:
➡ Mr. X .......
Impersonal:
➡ It is known that Mr. X has been in prison.
Personal:
➡ Mr. X is known to have been in prison.
It is a pity that you forgot to phone me. (If only)
✅ If only you had phoned me.
👉 past regret → past perfect
She hadn’t arrived on time, so she failed. (If only)
✅ If only she had arrived on time, she wouldn’t have failed.
👉 Past regret → third conditional
The carpenter will fix their door tomorrow.
➡ They will have their door fixed tomorrow.
✔ Reason: Future → will have + object + past participle.
The police said that Peter had stolen several cars.
Impersonal:
➡ It .......
Personal:
➡ Peter ......
Impersonal:
➡ It was said that Peter had stolen several cars.
Personal:
➡ Peter was said to have stolen several cars.
Nancy didn’t invite me, so I didn’t go. (If only)
✅ If only Nancy had invited me, I would have gone.
👉 past condition → third conditional
If you (heat) ice, it (melt).
heat, melts
Zero conditional > facts
Someone repaired my car last week.
➡ I had my car repaired last week.
✔ Reason: Past → had + object + past participle.
People say that he won the lottery.
Impersonal:
➡ It .....
Personal:
➡ He .....
People say that he won the lottery.
Impersonal:
➡ It is said that he won the lottery.
Personal:
➡ He is said to have won the lottery.
They won’t let you in if you are not wearing formal clothes. (unless)
✅ They won’t let you in unless you are wearing formal clothes.
👉 unless = if not
If the weather (not/improve) , we (not/have) a picnic.
[ doesn't improve ][ won't have ]
Someone cuts the grass in my garden once a month.
➡ I have the grass in my garden cut once a month.
✔ Reason: Habit → have + object + past participle.
They believe he is leaving soon.
Impersonal:
➡ It......
Personal:
➡ He .....
They believe he is leaving soon.
Impersonal:
➡ It is believed that he is leaving soon.
Personal:
➡ He is believed to be leaving soon.
We don’t have a beach house. (We wish)
✅ We wish we had a beach house.
👉 Present situation → past simple after wish
If I (be) you, I (get) a new job.
[ were ][ 'd get ]
They’ve just decorated my sitting-room.
➡ I have just had my sitting-room decorated.
✔ Reason: Present perfect → have had + object + past participle.
People expect that Sue will break the world record.
Impersonal:
➡ It ......
Personal:
➡ Sue......
People expect that Sue will break the world record.
Impersonal:
➡ It is expected that Sue will break the world record.
Personal:
➡ Sue is expected to break the world record.
✔ Reason: