Lesson 2 of 2 · Conditionals and subjunctive
Wish were
Grammar: Voice, Narration, Tenses + Rule Bank · for IPMAT Indore, IPMAT Rohtak and JIPMAT
The exam method
- Wish / it is time. move the verb one step into the past.
- Check both clauses. against the pattern; the commonest error is "would" or "will" inside the if-clause.
Worked examples
Example 4Typical
(A) Had I listened to my coach last season, / (B) I will be / (C) in the national team now. (va-spot-the-error-part-error-0224)
Past condition (had I listened… last season) with a present result (now) → mixed: (B) → I would be.
Watch out
- Wish + past simple for a past regret: needs had + past participle.
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