Conditionals & Wishes Mastery Speed Run

• will be
• would be
• is
• had been

We use **will + verb** (First Conditional) for real and possible future situations introduced by **if + present simple**.

• win
• won
• had won
• would win

We use **if + past simple** (Second Conditional) to talk about an imagined, unlikely, or impossible future situation.

• am
• was
• were
• would be

In Second Conditional sentences, **were** is preferred instead of **was** after 'if' for all subjects.

• will
• would
• did
• can

For an imagined or unlikely scenario, use **would** in the question clause to match the past tense 'found'.

• could
• will
• can
• had

**Could** means 'would be able to' and can be used as an alternative to 'would' in hypothetical outcomes.

• might
• would
• did
• had

• will give
• would give
• give
• gave

This is a real future possibility (**First Conditional**), so we use **if + present** followed by **will + verb**.

• will
• would
• did
• do

The past form 'offered' sets up an unlikely or imagined future situation (**Second Conditional**), requiring **would**.

• will lose
• would lose
• lost
• lose

The negative condition 'don't practice' is present tense, indicating a realistic threat (**First Conditional**), so we use **will lose**.

• have
• had
• would have
• had had

• speak
• spoke
• will speak
• have spoken

We use **wish + past simple** to express regret about a present situation that we want to be different.

• is
• was
• were
• would be

When using **wish** to express a present regret, **were** is the grammatically preferred form for all subjects.

• can
• could
• would
• could have

• is
• was
• were
• would be

• know
• knew
• have known
• would know

The past simple form **knew** is required after 'wish' to show that the current reality is regrettable.

• know
• knew
• had known
• would know

• is
• was
• were
• would be

• passed
• would pass
• would have passed
• will pass

The Third Conditional uses **if + had + past participle** and **would have + past participle** for past events that didn't happen.

• saw
• have seen
• had seen
• would see

• wouldn't get
• hadn't gotten
• wouldn't have gotten
• didn't get

• would be
• would have been
• had been
• am

This is a mixed conditional. We contrast a past condition (**hadn't eaten**) with a present result (**would be**).

• didn't spend
• hadn't spent
• wouldn't spend
• haven't spent

• might have
• will have
• would
• had

**Might have** or **could have** are used instead of 'would have' to show a past outcome was possible but not certain.

• wouldn't be
• wouldn't have been
• hadn't been
• am not

This is a **mixed conditional**. The past condition uses past perfect (**hadn't stayed**), but the result is happening *now*, requiring **wouldn't be**.

• paid
• had paid
• would pay
• have paid

To express regret about a past action or event (yesterday), follow 'wish' with the past perfect (**had paid**).

• could have
• can have
• will have
• had

**Could have + past participle** is used here to indicate a past ability or alternative outcome that didn't realize.

• wish
• hope
• want
• expect

• wish
• hope
• would wish
• desire

• stops
• stopped
• would stop
• had stopped

We use **I wish... would...** to complain about an annoying habit or to express a desire for someone's behavior to change.

• can
• could
• would
• could have

• could
• can
• could have
• would

• did
• had
• would
• has

• will
• would
• did
• had

Use **wish + would** when you are impatient or unhappy with a present situation (like the weather) and want it to change.

• have
• wish
• would have
• had

We use **hope** for positive future expectations that are possible, followed by a standard present or future tense structure.

• will stop
• would stop
• stopped
• stop

Use **wish + would** to make a strong complaint or request for immediate behavioral change from someone else.