[سيد إسماعيل]

How do you undo a mistake? Well, you can't. Nobody can change
the past, but you can talk about it or think about it. Like many things in English, this is a difficult thing to do. In this lesson, I'll try to make it easier

1. Use "wish" to express unhappiness with the decision

* a) I wish I hadn't done that
* b) She wishes she hadn't seen that scary movie
* c) They wish they had bought that house when they had the chance
The main verb is in the past perfect tense. It can be affirmative or negative

2. Use the past conditional to describe how things could have been different

* a) If I hadn't done that, I would have saved a lot of money
* b) If she hadn't seen that scary movie, she wouldn't have had a nightmare last night
* c) They would have been happy if they had bought that house

These things did or didn't happen in the past. After "if," use the past perfect tense. In the main part of the sentence use "would," "could," or "might" + have + the past participle.

3. Describe the correct course of action. (the thing you did or didn't do

* a) I shouldn't have done that
* b) She shouldn't have seen that movie
* c) She should have seen a comedy
* d) They should have bought that house

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This is useful when talking about mistakes
regret / regretted / regretted

* She regrets moving to Seattle because it rains all the time
* I regret buying that car. It always breaks down
* They don't regret leaving France to move to the U.S

"Notice that a gerund often follows the word "regret

* Do you regret your decision to study English?
* Roger doesn't regret his decision
* You won't regret it
* I have often regretted that I never learned how to play the piano
* At first, she regretted her decision to leave her job but now she's happy

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