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Wish & If Only Dictation: Past Regrets

B2 Level

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Catch had and the past participle after wish. They look back at something the speaker regrets. Wishing an action had happened suggests it did not; wishing it had not happened regrets doing it. That makes not a small but crucial word to hear. Listen for any before or other detail explaining the timing of the regretted event. Keep the full wish as spoken. You do not need to rewrite it as a statement of what really happened or invent an outcome the speaker does not mention.