Conditionals
If we _____ (listen) to the radio regularly, we _____ (not be) stuck in this huge traffic jam now.
If we LISTENED to the radio, we WOULDN'T BE stuck in this huge traffic jam now.
Second conditional (Present)
I wish (be) a superman
was/were
The therapist (disclose) _ confidential information unless the patient (provide) _ explicit written consent.
will not disclose / provides
Dad, we mustn't/haven'to/don't have to hurry. We still have some time.
don't have to
If you _______ (switch) on the lights, you ______ (fall / not) over the chair. But... we are at the hospital now.
If you had switched on the lights, you would not have fallen over the chair.
Third conditional (Past)
I wish he (tell) me that. Now I can't look him in the eyes.
hadn't told
The renowned neuropsychologist _ (publish) over fifty papers on cognitive rehabilitation techniques before she received the prestigious lifetime achievement award.
had published
My car was broken, so I must go/had to go/must have gone to work by bus yesterday.
had to go
I'm sure Sarah is sorry she couldn't make it. She __________ (come) to our party if she ______ (be / not) on holiday.
She would have come to our party, if she had not been on holiday.
Third conditional (past)
I wish people (understand) that littering is bad for the environment
would understand
. _ (be) the first time we _(hear) about the importance of maintaining consistent sleep schedules for developing healthy emotional regulation in children.
It’s / have heard
The package must have been delivered/may have been delivered/can't have been delivered to the wrong address. I don't know exactly.
may have been delivered
They WOULD HAVE GONE for a walk if it wasn't raining.
Paraphrase using I wish
My friend is always late. I'd like her to stop being late because it annoys me
I wish my friend wouldn't always be late
We _ (improve) our experimental design since we _ (discover) the confounding variable last week.
have improved / discovered
I’m convinced that Alex didn’t lie to me. He’s always been honest with me.
can't have lied
If I ________(not have) this homework to do, I ________(go) out with my friends. Sadly, I do have to hand in this homework for tomorrow and it's too late to meet my friends as they're already gone.
If I DIDN'T HAVE this homework to do, I WOULD HAVE GONE out with my friends.
Paraphrase
You weren't at the party and I missed you there
I wish you'd been at the party
The research team _ (collect) data on autonomic nervous system responses for a full year by the time the longitudinal study _ (conclude) in December.
will have been collecting / concludes
The music stopped and then everyone screamed; the editor must have cut/can’t have cut/might not have cut the sound on purpose.
must have cut