English conditionals and wishes (zero, first, second, third; related grammar)

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# If only/I wish to express a wish - A wish about the past (regret) - If only/I wish + subj + Past perfect (had + pp) - I wish I had been born in england - A wish about the present/future - If only/I wish + subj + past simple - If only/I wish my team won the league - A complaint about someone's behavior - If only/I wish + subj + would + bare infinitive - I wish he would stop talking at since # Conditionals ## Zero Situations that are generally or always true - If + present simple, ... present simple - If you don't water plants, they die ## First Possible and probable situations in the future, and their consequences - If + present simple, ... will + infinitive - If you eat junk food, you will put on weight ## Second Imaginary/improbable situations and consequences. - If + past simple, ... would/wouldn't + infinitive - If I had a beard, I'd look older ## Third Imaginary/impossible situations in the past and consequences - If + past perfect, ... would/wouldn't have + past participle - If I had studied, I would have passed the exam ## Grammar - Unless = if ... not, except if - We won't be able to swim unless the swimming pool is open - As long as / provided / providing (that) = if, onl...