WorksheetsWishes and regrets
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
I wish my colleague ________ speak so loudly on the phone. It's impossible to concentrate.
didn't speak
wouldn't speak
hadn't spoken
spoke
If only I __________ had more confidence speaking English. Then I would apply for the New York job.
would have
had had
had
have
I wish we ___________ everything a bit better at the beginning of the project. We're going to struggle to finish on time.
had planned
would plan
planned
didn't plan
I wish I _________ myself more when I was younger.
had enjoyed
enjoyed
would enjoy
not enjoyed
Florence wishes her boss __________ give her more notice when arranging meetings.
would give
given
had given
gives
I wish my boss ______________ me to work so much overtime. Doesn't he know I have a life?!
didn't expect
wouldn't expect
hadn't expected
expected
Georgia wishes she _________ anywhere but here.
would be
had been
were
being
Do you wish you ________ in a city with a better climate?
didn't live
wouldn't live
lived
had lived
I don't really understand this.
If only I ___________ attention in class!
had paid
would pay
paid
paying
I wish people _________ me to unnecessary meetings. It's such a waste of time.
didn't invite
invited
wouldn't invite
would invite
Neville wishes he ___________ go to the training session this afternoon.
wouldn't have to
didn't have to
hadn't had to
hadn't to
I wish María _________ on maternity leave. Then she could go on the trip instead of me!
wouldn't be
hadn't been
wasn't
isn't
Lucia wishes she __________ to book a meeting room. There are none free now.
remembered
had remembered
would remember
remembering
We wish our company _________ a flexible working policy. It would make all of our lives easier.
had
had had
didn't have
would have
