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Luyện ngữ pháp - Destination C1 and C2 (Unit 13: Grammar - Unreal time)


wish / if only

Wishes about now, the future or generally Do you wish you had a bigger house?
If only I was earning a reasonable salary.
Wishes about the past If only I'd bought a lottery ticket this morning.
Carla wished she'd been keeping a much closer eye on her investments.

Watch out!
When wish is in the past simple, it is still followed by the past simple or past continuous for current, future or general wishes.
✓ Simon dearly wished that he had a bigger house.
✓ I sat there and wished I was earning a reasonable salary.



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