If I had known ... I wish I had known ... Study this example situation: Last month Gary was in hospital for a tew days. Rachel didn't know this, so she didn't go 10 visit him. They met a few days ago. Rachel said: If I had known yon were in hospital, 1 would have gone to see you. Rachel said: If I had known you were in hospital .... This tells us that she didn't know he was in hospital. We use if + had fd) ... to talk about the past (if I had known/been/done etc.); □ I didn't see you when you passed me in the street. If I'd seen you, of course I would have said hello, (but I didn't see you) □ I decided to stay at home last night. I would have gone out if I hadn't been so rired. (but I was tired) n If he had been looking where he was going, he wouldn't have walked into the wait, (bur he wasn't looking) The view was wonderful. If I'd had a camera with me, I would have raken some photographs, (but I didn't have a camera) Compare: □ I'm not hungry. If I was hungry, I would eat something, (now) I wasn't hungry. If I had been hungry, I would have eaten something, (past) Do not use would in the if-part of the sentence. We use would in the other pan of the sentence: □ If I had seen you, I would have said hello, {not If I would have seen you) Note that'd can be would or had: □ If I'd seen you, (I'd seen = I had seen) I'd have said hello. (I'd have said = I would have We use had (done) in the same way after wish. I wish something had happened = I am sorry that it didn't happen: □ I wish Pd known that Gary was ill. I would have gone to see him. (but I didn't know) □ I feel sick. 1 wish I hadn't eaten so much cake. (I ate too much cake) □ Do you wish you had studied science instead of languages? (you didn't study science) Do not use would have ... after wish: □ The weather was cold while we were away, I wish it had been warmer. \not I wish it would have been) Compare would (do) and would have (done): □ If I had gone to the party last night, I would be tired now. [I am not tired now - present) □ If 1 had gone to the party last night, I would have met lots of people. (I didn'r meet lots of people - past) Compare would have, could have and might have: we would have gone out. □ If the weather hadn't been so bad, we could have gone out. (= we would have been able to go outl we might have gone out. (= perhaps we would have gone out) Had done — Unit 15 If I do / if I did — Unit 38 If I knew /1 wish I knew -»• Unit 39 Wish — Unit 41 Exercises Unit 40 40.1 Put the verb into the correct form. I I didn't know you were in hospital. If.....Mow (1 / know),.....: J&)ttfk J&l (I I go} to see you. 1 Sam got to the station just in time to catch the train to the airport. If.................................................................... ihe / miss) rhe train......................................__________...................................................... (he / miss) his flight. 3 I'm glad that you reminded me about Amanda's birthday...................................................................._............«................ I / forgcti if ................................................................................. (you / not / remind) me. 4 I'nfortunately I forgot my address book when I went on holiday. If.......................................................................... (I / have) your address,........................................................................................................ (I / send) you a postcard. 5 \: How was your holiday? Did you have a nice time? b: Ir was OK. but.........______............„.............______.........„..........«.......-.......-.......-.....(we / enjoy) it more if ........................................................................................................... Ithe weather / be) nicer. 6 I took a taxi to the hotel, but the traffic was bad. ...............„..................................................................................„. (it / be) quicker if ..........................................................................................................\\ / walk). I'm not tired. If.........................................................................................................(I / be) tired, I'd go home now. 8 I wasn't tired last night. If..............................................................................................„.........{I / be) tired, I would have gone home earlier. 40.2 For each situation, write a sentence beginning with If. 1 I wasn't hungry, so I didn't ear anything. .....if I'A.^yti^ >^n^^ I >ic»>t4 H »0 whaC^...................„......................_...................................................................................... 2 There was a job advertised in the newspaper. You decided not to apply for it. Now you think that your decision was wrong. You say: I wish I................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3 When you were younger, you never learned to play a musical instrument. Now you regret this. You say: ........._„....................______............................„....................................................................................._.........._..................................„................„.. 4 You've painted the gate red. Now you think that red was the wrong colour. You say:..........................................._.............................................................................................................................________________________...................... 5 You are walking in the country. You'd like to take some photographs, but you didn't bring your camera. You say:___.........._............._.................................................___________.................................................................................................................................... 6 You have some unexpecred guests. They didn't phone first to say rhey were coming. You are very busy and you are not prepared for them. You say (to yourself): ..-....................-......___..........-..........................-.......__________......................-........................................................................ -* Additional exercises 19-21 (pages 313-14)