Application goal: Expressing a currently unreal wish.
Use if with the past simple and would with a base verb for an imagined or unlikely present or future situation. The past form does not necessarily refer to past time.
Context: More time for learning. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Use if with the past simple and would with a base verb for an imagined or unlikely present or future situation. The past form does not necessarily refer to past time.
Context: More time for learning. Identify the wording that achieves this goal, then adapt the details to a situation of your own.
Practical examples
If I had an extra hour each day, I would spend it practising English.
لو توفرت لي ساعة إضافية يوميًا، لقضيتها في ممارسة الإنجليزية.
I would join a discussion group if one met near my home.
لانضممت إلى مجموعة نقاش لو كانت إحداها تلتقي قرب منزلي.
At present, my evening schedule is quite full.
حاليًا، جدولي المسائي مزدحم إلى حد ما.