Past (third Use to talk about something that could have If I hadn’t eaten that fish, I would

conditional) happened, but didn’t, or should not have happened, have been fine.
but did.
Supposing you’d met the
president, what would you have
said?
Imagine you’d missed the flight,
what would you have done?
But for the rain, they wouldn’t
have lost the match.
Had I met her, I would have said
hello.
Mixed Use to say how, if something had been different in If she had listened to me, she
conditional the past, the present or future would be different. wouldn’t be in debt now.
Past Regrets Use to say we want something in the past to have I regret going out last night.
been different.
He wishes he had gone to the
university.
If only I hadn’t told her the truth.
Present Use to say we want something to be different now. If only I weremore experienced.
Regrets
I wish it were summer now.
Use to say we are annoyed by something now. I wish you would be quiet!
I f only she would be more
attentive!

Past (third Use to talk about something that could have If I hadn’t eaten that fish, I would
conditional) happened, but didn’t, or should not have happened, have been fine.
but did.
Supposing you’d met the
president, what would you have
said?
Imagine you’d missed the flight,
what would you have done?
But for the rain, they wouldn’t
have lost the match.
Had I met her, I would have said
hello.
Mixed Use to say how, if something had been different in If she had listened to me, she
conditional the past, the present or future would be different. wouldn’t be in debt now.
Past Regrets Use to say we want something in the past to have I regret going out last night.
been different.
He wishes he had gone to the
university.
If only I hadn’t told her the truth.
Present Use to say we want something to be different now. If only I were more experienced.
Regrets
I wish it were summer now.
Use to say we are annoyed by something now. I wish you would be quiet!
I f only she would be more
attentive!
If she had listened to me, she wouldn’t be in debt now.
If only I were more experienced.
Imagine you’d missed the flight, what would you have
done?
I regret going out last night.
I wish you’d be quiet!
I f only she would be more attentive!
But for the rain, they wouldn’t have lost the match.
He wishes he had gone to the university.
If only I hadn’t told her the truth.
If I hadn’t eaten that fish, I would have been fine.
I wish it were summer now.
Supposing you’d met the president, what would you have
said?
Had I met her, I would have said hello.

Mixed Past Regrets Present Past (third

conditional Regrets conditional)

Use to say how, if something had been different in the

past, the present or future would be different.
Use to talk about something that could have happened,
but didn’t, or should not have happened, but did.
Use to say we want something to be different now.
Use to say we want something in the past to have been
different
Use to say we are annoyed by something now.