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Wish / if only

Grammar · C1 · 4 printable sheets, each with an answer key.

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  1. Sheet 1 · 30 minWish and if only: regret, criticism and longingDistinguish wish + past simple, past perfect, would and could at C1, including wishes about other people's behavior and formal were.Free
  2. Sheet 2 · 30 minWish: other ways to express regret (should have, regret, had I known)Expand the language of regret beyond wish, with should have, regret + -ing, if only, had I known and it's a shame.Premium
  3. Sheet 3 · 30 minWish / if only: close reading of a short monologueAnalyze wishes, regrets and unreal forms in a short dramatic monologue, then write your own.Premium
  4. Sheet 4 · 25 minWish / if only review: transformations and error correctionReview wish, if only, it's time, would rather and regret with exam-style transformations and error correction.Premium