Wishes and Regrets
Complete: "I wish I ___ (have) more time."
had
To MULL SOMETHING OVER is to ...
To think about something carefully for a while
Turn into a cleft sentence: "You need a holiday."
What you need is a holiday.
Define: HASSLE (n)
Trouble or difficulty caused by a task
"I wish I have a car."
I wish I had a car.
Complete: "If only I ___ (know) about the meeting — I would have gone!"
had known
What's an idiom that means to be unsure between two choices
In two minds / torn between
Turn into a cleft sentence: "She loves to cause drama."
What she loves is causing drama.
Define: RELUCTANT (adj)
Unwilling to do something
"It was a toss-up between the blue one or the red one."
"It was a toss-up between the blue one AND the red one."
Turn into a regret: "I didn't study for the test, and now I'm worried."
I wish I had studied for the test.
If only I had studied for the test.
If someone is "sitting on the fence", with regards to a decision, then they are ....
They are AVOIDING making the decision for now.
Turn into a cleft sentence: "His calmness surprised me the most."
What surprised me the most was his calmness.
An idiom meaning "a moment that changes the direction of your life"
Turning point
"He is sat on the fence about the decision."
He's sitting on the fence about the decision.
Fix the mistake: "I wish I would have called her."
I wish I had called her.
What's an idiom that means to decide very quickly and easily?
Make a snap decision / a no-brainer
Fix the mistake: "What I need it is more sleep."
What I need is more sleep.
Define: DRIFT APART (v)
To gradually become less close to someone
"What I really need it is more sleep."
What I really need is more sleep.
Give your own if only + past perfect sentence about a real regret.
For example: "If only I'd learned to drive sooner."
If your boss has a change of heart, then s/he has ....
changed his or her decision or feeling about something
Turn into a cleft sentence:
He didn't apologise. That made me angry.
Many possible:
What really made me angry was that he didn't even apologise.
Define: PERSEVERE
To continue trying despite difficulty
"If only I would have known!"
If only I had known!