Rephrasing: Past Perfect, Condicionales y Wish Clauses

1.​ Sarah missed the flight because she left her house late. (PAST PERFECT)

Sarah would have caught the flight if she _________________________ her house on time.

2.​ I regret not studying harder in high school. (WISH)

I ______________________________________________ harder in high school.

3.​ If we leave now, we’ll arrive by lunchtime. (CONDITIONAL 1)

We’ll arrive by lunchtime if we _______________________________________ now.

4.​ I didn’t understand the instructions, so I made mistakes. (CONDITIONAL 3)

If I ________________________________ the instructions, I wouldn’t have made mistakes.

5.​ I’m sorry I didn’t attend the meeting yesterday. (WISH)

I _______________________________________ the meeting yesterday.

6.​ They went home early because they were tired. (PAST PERFECT)

They _______________________________________ home early if they hadn’t been tired.

7.​ If you practice more, you’ll get better at playing the guitar. (CONDITIONAL 1)

You’ll get better at playing the guitar if you ________________________________ more.

8.​ He didn’t listen to the advice, and now he regrets it. (WISH)

He _______________________________________ to the advice.

9.If the weather had been nice, we would have gone to the beach. (CONDITIONAL 3)

We would have gone to the beach if the weather ______________________________ nice.

10.​ I regret eating so much cake at the party. (WISH)

I _______________________________________ so much cake at the party.

11.​ She felt sick because she hadn’t eaten all day. (PAST PERFECT)

She wouldn’t have felt sick if she _______________________________________ all day.

12.​ If he is careful, he won’t make any mistakes. (CONDITIONAL 1)

He won’t make any mistakes if he _______________________________________ careful.

13.​ I didn’t save the document, so I lost my work. (CONDITIONAL 3)

If I ___________________________________ the document, I wouldn’t have lost my work.

They would have arrived on time if they __________________________________ the train.

15.​ I wish I could speak French fluently. (WISH - PRESENT)

I _______________________________________ French fluently.

16.​ If she had known the truth, she wouldn’t have been angry. (CONDITIONAL 3)

She _______________________________________ angry if she had known the truth.

17.​ I regret not going to the concert last night. (WISH)

I _______________________________________ to the concert last night.

18.​ If he reads the instructions, he won’t have any problems. (CONDITIONAL 1)

He _____________________________________ any problems if he reads the instructions.

19.​ They failed the exam because they hadn’t studied enough. (PAST PERFECT)

They wouldn’t have failed the exam if they ________________________________ enough.

20.​ If I knew how to drive, I would buy a car. (CONDITIONAL 2)

I _______________________________________ a car if I knew how to drive.

21.​ I wish it wasn’t raining today.

I _______________________________________ raining today.

22.​ If we had more time, we could finish the project.

We _______________________________________ the project if we had more time.

23.​ I didn’t see the movie because I didn’t have time.

If I _______________________________________ time, I would have seen the movie.

24.​ If you heat water, it boils.

Water _______________________________________ if you heat it.

25.​ I’m sorry we didn’t invite you to the party.

I _______________________________________ you to the party.

26.​ If she had been more careful, she wouldn’t have broken the vase.

She ______________________________________ the vase if she had been more careful.

27.​ I didn’t tell him because I thought he knew.

I would have told him if I _______________________________________ he knew.

I _______________________________________ if I were you.

29.​ She wishes she were on holiday right now.

She _______________________________________ on holiday right now.

30.​ I wish I had met you earlier.

I _______________________________________ you earlier.

31.​ If they had been faster, they would have won the race.

They _______________________________________ the race if they had been faster.

32.​ If it rains, the grass gets wet.

The grass _______________________________________ if it rains.

33.​ I regret not bringing an umbrella.

I _______________________________________ an umbrella.

34.​ He didn’t buy the car because he didn’t have enough money.

If he ________________________________ enough money, he would have bought the car.

35.​ If we train hard, we’ll win the match.

We’ll win the match if we _______________________________________ hard.

36.​ I didn’t take my camera, so I couldn’t take pictures.

If I ______________________________________ my camera, I could have taken pictures.

37.​ She wishes she had studied law instead of medicine.

She _______________________________________ law instead of medicine.

38.​ If I had time, I would visit my grandparents more often.

I _______________________________________ my grandparents more often if I had time.

39.​ I wish he wouldn’t be so messy.

I _______________________________________ so messy.

40.​ If you mix red and blue, you get purple.

You _______________________________________ purple if you mix red and blue.