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HOW TO EXPRESS REGRET:
1) THE VERB REGRET
2) SHOULD HAVE/ SHOULDN’T HAVE
3) I WISH/ IF ONLY
REGRET + -ing (PAST
EVENTS)
Do you regret not
spending time with your
beloved ones?
Is there anything you
regret doing when you
were a teenager?
SHOULD HAVE/
SHOULDN’T HAVE +
pp (WHAT I DID WASN’T A
GOOD IDEA)
She should have left me
alone. I was red in
anger.
We shouldn’t have put
off the appointment.
Now he feels really
unwell.
I WISH/ IF ONLY + past
simple
(Sorry for a present situation)
I wish I was/ were taller
If only he could remember
my name
I WISH/ IF ONLY + past
perfect
(Sorry for a past situation)
If only things had turned
out differently.
I wish they hadn’t left so
early.
I WISH/ IF ONLY +
would
(Annoying)
I wish you wouldn’t call
me that.
I wish he would quit
smoking.
STUDENT A STUDENT B
• An activity you wish you
were good at.
• Something you wish your
relatives wouldn’t do.
• Something you wish had
never been invented.
• A possession you wish
you had.
• A famous person you
wish you could meet.
• An aspect of your
personality you wish you
were good at.
• Something you wish
people in your country
wouldn’t do.
• A concert you wish you
had seen.
ABOUT YOU THINGS PEOPLE DO
THAT ANNOY YOU
• I wish my (friends, family)
wouldn’t …
• I wish (people, politicians,
your boss, etc.) wouldn’t
…
• I wish young people today
would / wouldn’t …
• I wish I could ...
• I wish I was/ were more
…
• I wish I wasn’t/ weren’t
so …
• I wish I had …
• I wish …

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Expressing regrets

  • 2. HOW TO EXPRESS REGRET: 1) THE VERB REGRET 2) SHOULD HAVE/ SHOULDN’T HAVE 3) I WISH/ IF ONLY
  • 3. REGRET + -ing (PAST EVENTS) Do you regret not spending time with your beloved ones? Is there anything you regret doing when you were a teenager?
  • 4. SHOULD HAVE/ SHOULDN’T HAVE + pp (WHAT I DID WASN’T A GOOD IDEA) She should have left me alone. I was red in anger. We shouldn’t have put off the appointment. Now he feels really unwell.
  • 5. I WISH/ IF ONLY + past simple (Sorry for a present situation) I wish I was/ were taller If only he could remember my name
  • 6. I WISH/ IF ONLY + past perfect (Sorry for a past situation) If only things had turned out differently. I wish they hadn’t left so early.
  • 7. I WISH/ IF ONLY + would (Annoying) I wish you wouldn’t call me that. I wish he would quit smoking.
  • 8.
  • 9. STUDENT A STUDENT B • An activity you wish you were good at. • Something you wish your relatives wouldn’t do. • Something you wish had never been invented. • A possession you wish you had. • A famous person you wish you could meet. • An aspect of your personality you wish you were good at. • Something you wish people in your country wouldn’t do. • A concert you wish you had seen.
  • 10. ABOUT YOU THINGS PEOPLE DO THAT ANNOY YOU • I wish my (friends, family) wouldn’t … • I wish (people, politicians, your boss, etc.) wouldn’t … • I wish young people today would / wouldn’t … • I wish I could ... • I wish I was/ were more … • I wish I wasn’t/ weren’t so … • I wish I had … • I wish …