I wish / If only

USES:
- To express dissatisfaction wit a present or past condition that we CAN'T change.
- For a condition that we hope it will change in the present.

FORM:

- Regrets about present:           I wish / If only + Vpast

- Regrets about past:                I wish / If only + HAD + Vparticiple

- Hopes for a change:               I wish / If only + WOULD + Infinitive

Links to exercises:
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3

OTHER WAYS TO SAY "IF"

• Even if = to show the result is true whether the condition is true or not.
• Unless = "If not"
• As long as
• Providing
• Provided that = "Only if"
• On condition
• With/without = "If you get/have" / "If you don't get/have"
• In case = "If by some chance happens"
• Depending on = Two possible conditions with two possible results.
• Only if = There is only one condition needed to make it true.

Conditional Sentences

CONDICIÓN , RESULTADO

           IF      ,   PRINCIPAL

• ZERO CONDITIONAL:

USE: To talk about situations that are ALWAYS true. Natural laws.

FORM:     IF + Present simple , Present simple

If you heat water to 100º, it boils.

• FIRST CONDITIONAL:

USE: To refer to situations possible in the future.

FORM:     IF + Present simple , Future simple / Might / Could

If I finish all my homework, I will go to the cinema.

• SECOND CONDITIONAL:

USE: To talk about situations that are improbable refering to present or future. Imaginary situations.

FORM:     IF + Past simple , Would +  infinitive

If I had a million pounds, I would travel around the world.

• THIRD CONDITIONAL:

USE: To talk about situations that would have happened in the past with an imaginary result. Impossible situations.

FORM:     IF + Past perfect , Would + Past perfect

If I had gone out on Saturday, I would have been tired on Sunday.

Links to exercises:
Conditional Type 1
Conditional Type 2
Conditional Type 3
Conditional Mix 1
Conditional Mix 2
Conditional Mix 3
Conditional Mix 4
Conditional Complex Test