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Tham khảo tài liệu 'english_rules_practice_3_split_6', ngoại ngữ, ngữ pháp tiếng anh phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 14 Second conditional If he was. I wish I was Simpo PDF Merge and Split Unregistered Version - http Look at this sentence 3 We can use wish to say that we want If Charlie Chaplin was alive today he would be over 100 years old. Of course Chaplin isn t alive today. The sentence imagines something that is not true. The verb after if is Past Simple but it refers to the present. This structure is called the Second Conditional If PAST SIMPLE would or d If he worked harder he would do better. Another example is someone who doesn t have enough money to buy a new car and something to be different from how it is now. Note that the verb after wish is past . could was had says I d buy a new car if I had enough money. Note that we do not use a comma before if. We can use the same type of sentence to talk about the future If PAST SIMPLE would or d If I won a lot of money rd buy a big house. I wish that Chaplin was still alive. Mary wishes she had enough money for a new dress. I wish I was very rich. 4 After if and after wish we sometimes use I he she it with were If he were for was alive today . I wish Charlie Chaplin were for was still alive. Notice also the expression if I were you when you give someone advice If I were you I d go to the police. Not If I was you . This sentence describes an unlikely future situation it is unlikely that I will win a lot of money. Practice A Complete these sentences. 0 If Sally lived in Brighton shg would be_ she be near her parents. 0 Fred would read more if t work he not work so hard. 1 If Elizabeth didn t have to work in the evenings she go to concerts. 2 Susan wouldn t go to work by car if she live near a train station. 3 Alan wouldn t be fat if he not eat so much. 4 If Peter didn t live in a flat he have a dog. 5 Pam would definitely learn French if she get a job in France. 6 If Mark wanted to be healthy he not smoke . PAGE 32 B In the next few years . . r Simpo PDF Merge and Split-Unregistered Version