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    Wish, if only and the unreal past exercises

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    Test yourself on wish, if only and the unreal past with 12 interactive questions. Every answer comes with an explanation, and if you get one wrong, the AI tutor can explain exactly why your answer didn't work.

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    I wish I ___ taller, these shelves are impossible.

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    Guessing gets you through a quiz; understanding gets you through the exam. Read the full Wish, if only and the unreal past lesson: After wish and if only, English uses the unreal past: past simple for present regrets ('I wish I knew'), past perfect for past regrets ('I wish I had known'), and would for complaints about others ('I wish he would stop'). Would rather and it's time follow the same pattern: 'It's time we left.'

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