Wishes & Suggestions in the Past - Regrets

Wishes & Suggestions in the Past - Review

by Daniel Pineda

What do you remember?

Multiple Choice

Which modal verb is commonly used to make suggestions?

• may

• will

• would

• should

Multiple Choice

What is the correct structure to make suggestions in the past?

• 🧑 + SHOULD + HAVE + VERB(past participle)

• 🧑 + should + VERB(past participle)

• 🧑 + should + VERB(base)

• 🧑 + should + HAD + VERB(past participle)

​SHOULD_n't + HAVE + VERB _{(past part.)}

​We can use the past of the modal verb SHOULD to make suggestions about the past, or regrets on how doings were done.

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​"I should have taken a sports class when I was younger"

​"I should have listened to my mom"

​"I shouldn't have stayed up all night"

Open Ended

Write 2 things you should have done differently this semester.

Multiple Choice

Which verb tense is used after WISH if you want to talk about a situation in the PRESENT?

• Simple Present

• Simple Past

• Present Perfect

• Past Perfect

Multiple Choice

Which verb tense is used after WISH if you want to talk about a situation in the PAST?

• Simple Present

• Simple Past

• Present Perfect

• Past Perfect

​🧑 + WISH + 🧑 + HAD_n't + VERB _{(past part.)}

When using WISH to refer to the past, the tense used next must be PAST PERFECT.

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Here we are also talking about things you would change from the past.

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​"I wish I had taken that opportunity"

​"I wish my brother hadn't broken my phone"

​"I wish I had been more responsible."

Open Ended

Write 2 things you wish you had or hadn't done this year