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B_ Work with a partner. Share your sentences from exercise A. Ask each other questions for
more information.

A: I wish my parents had encouraged me to take risks when I was growing up.

B: What kind of risks?
A: Well, I wanted to start my own business, but they thought it would be too expensive to start.

APPLY.

A Think about a decision you made that has affected your life. In your notebook, write a
short paragraph about this decision that answers the following questions. Use past unreal
conditionals and wish + the past perfect.

What do you wish you had done differently?

What might have made you change your mind about your decision?
How would the consequences have been different if you had made a different decision?

How did the decision affect your life?
l once had the chance to take a long trip by myself, but | decided not to.

Now | wish | had. | might have gone if my parents had encouraged me, but they
were nervous about the idea. If | had traveled alone for six months, | would have
learned to make decisions on my own.

Work in a group. Take turns reading your paragraphs from exercise A. Ask each other
questions for more information.

384 CONDITIONALS