Grammar
I wish, Would, and If Only in Conditionals
I wish is a phrase used to express a desire for something that is not currently true or likely to happen.
It is often used in conditional statements to convey hypothetical situations or regrets about the past.
The structure typically involves I wish followed by a past tense verb or a past perfect tense verb.
Conditional sentences: Mixed and Implied
Mixed conditionals are a combination of elements from both the second and third conditionals.
These types of conditional sentences involve a present or future unreal condition and a past unreal result, or vice versa.
Mixed conditionals are useful for expressing complex relationships between past, present, and future situations.