Regrets & What-Ifs
You didn't study for the test, and you failed.
If I had studied for the test, I wouldn't have failed it.
I didn't buy that concert ticket, and now it's sold out.
If I had bought that concert ticket, I could have gone to the show.
It rained, so the picnic was canceled.
If it hadn't rained, the picnic wouldn't have been canceled.
You didn't tell me about the party, so I didn't go.
If you had told me about the party, I would have gone.
You were born in a different country.
If I had been born in a different country, I would have learned another language.
I ate too much pizza last night, and now I feel sick.
If I hadn't eaten so much pizza last night, I wouldn't have felt sick.
They didn't leave early, so they missed the beginning of the movie.
If they had left early, they could have seen the beginning of the movie.
The internet connection was bad, so I couldn't finish my online work.
If the internet connection hadn't been bad, I would have finished my online work.
He decided to take a different road, and he avoided the traffic jam.
If he hadn't decided to take a different road, he would have gotten stuck in the traffic jam.
Dinosaurs hadn't become extinct.
If dinosaurs hadn't become extinct, humans might not have evolved.
She didn't listen to her doctor's advice, and her condition got worse.
If she had listened to her doctor's advice, her condition wouldn't have gotten worse.
She didn't apply for the scholarship, so she didn't get the funding.
If she had applied for the scholarship, she might have gotten the funding.
She forgot her umbrella, and she got wet.
If she had remembered her umbrella, she wouldn't have gotten wet.
I didn't bring my jacket, and I felt cold.
If I had brought my jacket, I wouldn't have felt cold.
You had chosen a completely different career path after high school.
If I had chosen a completely different career path after high school, I would have studied something else
We didn't bring a map, so we got lost in the city.
If we had brought a map, we wouldn't have gotten lost in the city.
We didn't visit the museum when we were in Paris.
If we had visited the museum when we were in Paris, we could have seen famous artworks.
My alarm didn't go off, so I overslept.
If my alarm had gone off, I wouldn't have overslept.
She chose to study abroad, and it changed her life completely.
If she hadn't chosen to study abroad, her life wouldn't have changed completely.
Humans had developed teleportation technology 100 years ago.
If humans had developed teleportation technology 100 years ago, travel would have been completely different.
He didn't save money when he was young, and now he has financial problems.
If he had saved money when he was young, he wouldn't have had financial problems now.
He didn't learn to play a musical instrument as a child.
If he had learned to play a musical instrument as a child, he could have joined a band
They didn't follow the recipe correctly, so the cake didn't turn out well.
If they had followed the recipe correctly, the cake would have turned out well.
We didn't invest in that company, and it became very successful.
If we had invested in that company, we would have become very rich.
You could go back in time and change one small decision you made yesterday. (students complete with their own idea).
If I could have gone back in time and changed one small decision I made yesterday, I would have chosen to...