Subjunctive: "If I Were" Formal (C2)

If I ___ in your position, I would think very carefully before signing anything that long.

If she ___ here at this moment, she would know exactly which clause they're objecting to.

I wish I ___ much better with figures — the data tables in this audit report are honestly defeating me.

If only he ___ a little more open with us about his feelings, we could actually help him work through this.

He explained every single step of the process to me as if I ___ five years old, which I found genuinely insulting.

___ the contract to fall through at this stage, we would have to begin the entire competitive bidding process again from scratch.

I really wish this ___ such a sensitive topic in the family — it's almost impossible to bring up over dinner.

If it ___ for her quite remarkable patience with the unions, the negotiations would have collapsed several weeks ago.

The boardroom went absolutely silent, as if everyone ___ waiting for the chairman to break the news himself.

___ the lead witness to retract his statement now, the prosecution's case against the second defendant would collapse overnight.

She quietly wishes she ___ free to attend the Vienna conference next week, but the children's exam timetable rules it out.

If only my late father ___ here to see this graduation in person — he would have been completely overwhelmed with pride.

She walked into the partnership meeting on her very first day as if she ___ the most senior person in the entire room.

___ I to accept their offer this week, I would have to relocate to Tokyo before the end of next month.

If today ___ Friday, we could all leave the office early and beat the bank-holiday traffic — but unfortunately it's only Tuesday morning.