Unit nine/period three/page92

Language/Past mistakes and regrets

Mr. Husam Ishtaiwi Rula Farouq Al Farr’a

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Objectives:

Students are able to :

use the words wish and regret correctly.(past mistakes)

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Past mistakes and regrets

1) To talk about things we did wrong

in the past, we can use the verb wish

+ the past perfect tense.

• I wish I’d listened to the manager’s advice.

• I wish we hadn’t been so over-confident

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Past mistakes and regrets

2) We can use the verb regret + the -ingform to express the same idea.

• They regret paying so much for theplayer.

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Past mistakes and regrets

3) To make negative sentences with regret,we put the word not before -ing form.

• He regrets not working harder at school.

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Complete the grammar rules

1 To talk about things we did wrong in the past, we can use the verb wish + the_______________tense.

2 We can use the verb regret + the _____________ form to express the same idea.

3 To make negative sentences with wish and regret, we add the word not _________________the second verb.

past perfect

-ing form

before

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Past mistakes and regrets

هذا الموضوع عند الحديث عن أشياء خاطئة قد يستخدم فعلناها في

ذلك نستطيع استخدام التراكيبللتعبير عن ، و الماضي:التالية

1. I wish (subject) + past perfect (had/hadn't + p.p)

2. I regret v+ing اثبات

(not) v+ing نفي

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الجملة المثبتةمع:أولا

He accepted the offer of a low-paid job.

•He wishes he hadn't accepted the offer of a

low-paid job.

•He regrets accepting the offer of a low-paid

job.

ب المثال التالي حيث سنطبق عليه التراكيلاحظ :السابقة

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لاحظ المثال التالي حيث سنطبق عليه : التراكيب السابقة

الجملة المنفيةمع : ثانيا

I didn't follow my parents' advice.

• I wish I had followed my parents' advice.

• I regret not following my parents' advice.

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1 He didn't listen to his father's advice.

He wishes _____________________________________________

2 I ate a lot of food before going to bed.

I regret _______________________________________________

3 I was very lazy when I was younger.

I wish ________________________________________________

he had listened to his father's advice.

eating so much food before going to bed.

I hadn't been so lazy when I was younger.

Write a sentence using wish or regret:

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Write a sentence using wish or regret:

4 They didn't buy a new defender last season.

They regret______________________________________

5 She bought a lot of expensive clothes.

She wishes ______________________________________

not buying a new defender last season.

she hadn't bought a lot of expensive clothes.

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Complete the sentences with the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets

1 She wishes she ____________(choose) a differentsubject at university.

2 I don't regret _________________ (say) what I didbecause I was right.

3 I wish I _____________ (buy) a phone in the shopbecause it's much cheaper online.

had chosen

saying

hadn't bought

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Rewrite the sentences, keeping the same meaning.

1. He didn't have enough experience for the job required.

He wishes_______________________________________

_________

2. Nabeel went home alone and it was frightening.

He regrets______________________________________

2016 Exam دورة أولى

he had had enough experience for the job required.

going home alone and it was frightening.

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Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

2016 Exam دورة ثانية

1. Ali did me a favour, but I didn't appreciate it. (Ali/regrets)

_________________________________________

2. I didn't pay more attention before the exam. (I /wish)

___________________________________________________

Ali regrets doing me a favour.

I wish I had paid more attention before the exam.

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1. My friend bought a lot of expensive clothes.

She wishes_____________________________________

2. I ate a lot of food before going to bed.

I regret________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences, keeping the same meaning

2017 Exam دورة أولى

she hadn’t bought a lot of expensive clothes.

eating a lot of food before going to bed.

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1. My brother spent so much money on his shopping trip.

(He – wishes)___________________________________________________________________

2. Mariam drank too much coffee so she didn't sleep well.

(She – regrets)_____________________________________________________

Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

2017 Exam دورة ثانية

He wishes he hadn’t spent so much money on his shopping trip.

She regrets drinking too much coffee.

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Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

2018 Exam أولىدورة

1. Mary didn’t prepare for the interview, so she didn’t get the job. (wish)

___________________________________________________________________________________________

_________________

2. It took no notice of the teacher, and I did really badly in the test. (regret)

___________________________________________________________________

Mary wishes she had prepared for the interview, so she had got the job.

I regret not taking notice of my teacher.

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Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets.

2018 Exam ثانيةدورة

• I didn’t go to the college and I think that was one of my biggest mistakes.

a. __________________________________________________________

_______________________________(I regret)

b. ____________________________________________

______________(I wish)

I regret not going to college and I think that was one of mybiggest mistakes.

I wish I had gone to college and I think that was one of my biggest mistakes.

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