Wishes & Regrets

Third verb form (V3)

100

go

gone

200

find

found

300

eat

eaten

400

take

taken

500

wake up

woken up

should have

100

I should have (buy) the house.

I should have BOUGHT the house.

200

He should have (check) his car.

He should have CHECKED his car.

300

I should ______   ______ (wake) up earlier. I missed the bus and was late for work.

I should HAVE WOKEN up earlier.

400

They should have (book) a hotel in advance. There are no rooms available now.

They should have BOOKED a hotel in advance.

500

Ana should ______  _______ (take) a break. She's too exhausted!

Ana should HAVE TAKEN a break.

I wish

100

I wish I ______ (study) more for the exam. It was so hard!

I wish I HAD STUDIED more for the exam.

200

I wish I ______ (pay) more attention in class. I failed that class.

had paid

300

I wish I _____ (eat) that entire pizza last night. I could not sleep at all.

I wish I HADN'T EATEN that entire pizza last night. 

400

I wish I _____ (realize) the importance of healthy eating earlier in life. It's too late now.

I wish I HAD REALIZED the importance of healthy eating earlier in life. 

500

I wish there _________ (be) more opportunities when I was younger. I could not study at University.

I wish there HAD BEEN more opportunities when I was younger.

Wishes

100

If only I _____   _____ (be) better at languages. I would have had better job opportunities.

If only I HAD BEEN better at languages.

200

If only I ______ (miss) the bus this morning. I wouldn't have been late for work.

If only I HADN'T MISSED the bus this morning. 

300

If only I ____  ______ (know) about the traffic, I would have left earlier

If only I HAD KNOWN about the traffic...

400

If only my son _____  ______ (be) more careful. He wouldn't have fallen down!

If only my son HAD BEEN more careful.

500

If only my boss ______ _______ (let) me know about the pay raise. I wouldn't have resigned. 

If only my boss HAD LET me know about the pay raise.

Regret

100

They regret _______ (invite) him to the party.

They regret (NOT) INVITING him to the party.

200

I regret ______ (cancel) the event. Everyone was so disappointed!

I regret CANCELLING the event.

300

I regret not ______ (take) that job offer when I had the chance.

I regret not TAKING that job offer when I had the chance.

400

Celia regrets _________ (marry) Paul. He lives in another country now.

Celia regrets (NOT) MARRYING Paul.

500

They regret ______ (admit) that they were wrong.

They regret ADMITTING that they were wrong.