38 8 itiknew... I wish I knew.. Study this example station "Soe wants phone aul bur se can’t do ts Bosae street ito his ube. Se mye TE knew his number, I would phone him. Sve says: I knew his number... . This tells ws that she does know bis nomber, She is imagining the sition The real sito nse se Ses hr bie rwmber ‘When you imagine a situation ike this you use if + pst (if knew Ff you were /if we did't te) bur the reaming is present, not paste ere a me tine he ewe ach sie) 42 Wewoulde’ have ny money if we dda’ work. (but we work) ' Ifyou were in my postion, what would you do? f¢ Tes pity you cane dive. ir would be usefl if you could ‘We use the pas te same way after wish I wish knew / ish you were er. We use wish 0 (2 Tach knw Pauls phone al {el don’ know i and I repre this), «© Do you ever wish you could fl? (you can’ fy) frains alot here, L wish itd’ ain so (ivi had ant) Jaf: Ut, “ z 19 Tes very croueded here wish howe weren't so many people bur there are a lr of people) ‘¢ Twvish did't have to work. (but | have ro work) After if and wis, you can use wer instead of was if were wish it were.) So you can sys TE were yu, Lact fy thar nator WT wae yo Td go ou if werenteaning. or fie wast raining © Lish itwere posible for Tish iewas posible. ‘We do nor normally use would inthe U-part ofthe sentence or afer wih fe Il were rch, I would havea yacht (ot If] would bec) ‘I wish Ihad Something to read. (not Lich I would have) ‘Sometimes wish...would i posible (1 wich vou would listen) See Unie 40C: "Note that could sometimes means would be able to and sometimes “waswer able to f¢ You could get 2 job more easily {you could get = you would beable ro get if you could speak a foncig language: (you cu speak = you were able to speak) dota. EEE] 1 has nowt wish hhnowm,.- IEEE) wah. ous ~ SET ma m2 38 EXERCISES Pu the verb inte the correct form 1 IF be, his umber, I would phone him, (know) 2 mn sha cat HT were your (ott 31 vow f Feould, hu 4 We would need a carif we - 5 Il wehad the choice, we 65 This soup isnt very good. If 7 Twould' mind vig England if tse wen Beet (he) 8 IF were yous inh ‘sow ge} 8 Youte aways tf yom rebel a late ewery night oun ‘would’ be tired ll he time (nou) 10 Tehink there are too many cats He there - fhe nn 89 much poliaton. (note) fest can. help) inthe country. (ive) inthe county. se) ‘etter ft wasnt sly (taste) 0 many crs (notte), Write a sentence with Wf each situation. 1 Wwe anv yu very nen ean yu dee 90 far away. it you mere fen, 2. He doesn't speak very clearly ~ that's why people don't understand hi, The ore PEEP 43 Thar book iso expensive, so Em nor going ro buy Mahe bowk, 5 I's raining, so we can't have lunch in the garden, «Thaw t work tana so an mee ou Write sentence beginning wish... 1 don't know mary’ people (and F'n lonely). don't have a key (and need one). wish ‘Ann isnt here and Ince to see Ber. Wy cold fant hate cod weer. 2 ive ina big city and} don ike 1 can’t gt the part (and ike 0) have to work tomorrow (bu lke to stay in bed). {don't know anything about cas (and my car has just broken down). wish new mere peel {i nor jing on a enum anny each fan thats a pty. Write your cum sentences beginning wish. 1 (somewhere you'd like to be now ~on the beach, in New Yorks in bd ee.) wish . 4 (sometng you'd ike ro have~ a compute, 2 ob, tre ot money ee.) 13 (something you'd like ro beable vo doing peak a Language, Ay ee.) 4 (meshing you'd like to be ~ beautiful, stony ich et