WISHES ABOUT THE PAST

WISHES ABOUT THE PAST

WISHES ABOUT THE PAST

To express regrets about the past, we can use three structures:

1. Subject + wish + subject + past perfect + complement

*I wish I hadn't seen the theft.

MORE EXAMPLES:

-I ate a lot of food yesterday, now I have stomach ache!

- I slept late yesterday, now I'm sleepy :(

2. If only + subject + past perfect (HAD AND PAST PARTI)+ complement

*If only he had decided not to steal things from the store!

MORE EXAMPLES

- She wants a video game that saw in the store, but she didn't bought it

- I didn't know dogs could smell money

3, Subject + shouldn't have + past participle + complement

*He shouldn't have stolen from the store

MORE EXAMPLES:

- The police arrested the wrong person

- I left my country without telling anyone

*Use needn't have + past participle to say something that happened was innecessary .

**He needn't have stolen anything. He has a lot of money

MORE EXAMPLES:

- I didn't need to steal the money

- Diego have a lot of food, but he stole his brother's hamburguer.

Multiple Choice

I broke the law with my friends...

• I wish we hadn't done anything bad

• I wish we had done anything bad

Multiple Choice

The police arrested the wrong person

• They should have arrested him

• They shouldn't arrested him

Multiple Choice

Eddie didn't listen to his real friends

• He wishes he had listened to them

• He wishes he hadn't listened to them

Multiple Choice

Eddie was in the wrong place at the wrong time

• He wishes he had been at home

• He wishes he hadn't been at home

Multiple Select

If you throw trash on the street, you might get a...

• bail

• fine

• prison

Multiple Select

If someone is found guilty, they might have to ...

• innocent

• suspect

• serve time

Multiple Select

If someone sees a crime, they might have to ...

• judge

• testify

• jury

Multiple Select

Is a person that we don't if is guilty or innocent...

• suspect

• jury

• culprit