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About This Resource
This B1–B2 resource develops wish and if only for comparing reality with a desired or imagined alternative. It covers present unreal wishes, past regrets, and the stronger emotional force often associated with if only while keeping the underlying time patterns clear.
What You’ll Learn
• Use past forms after wish/if only for present unreal situations.
• Use past perfect after wish/if only for past regrets.
• Interpret the form according to the time of the unreal alternative.
• Recognize the stronger emphasis that if only can add without changing the tense system.
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