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Question 93

Select all sentences that correctly distinguish a present regret from a completed past regret with wish or if only.

  1. I wish I had known the new neighbours better now.
  2. I wish I spoke Mandarin more confidently now.Correct answer
  3. I wish we booked the tickets earlier; the concert was last night.
  4. If only we had brought a thicker blanket on last weekend's camping trip.Correct answer

Explanation

The Mandarin sentence uses a past form for an unreal ability now, and the blanket sentence uses past perfect for a forgotten action on a finished trip. The other sentences mismatch a present state with past perfect or a completed concert with the present-regret form.

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