EXPRESSING REGRETS

COULD HAVE: Missed opportunity in the past

SHOULD HAVE: Mistakes made in the past

I COULD HAVE BOUGHT THAT LAPTOP WHEN IT WAS CHEAPER

SHE COULD HAVE SAID GOODBYE TO HER PARENTS AT THE AIRPORT

MY BROTHER SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN BETTER GRADES AT SCHOOL

I SHOULDN’T HAVE BEEN TOO RUDE TO MY COUSIN

VERB REGRET

LUNA REGRETS SHE DOESN’T HAVE A FISH

I REGRET I’M TOO LAZY

THE TEACHER REGRETS HE DIDN’T LEARN HOW TO COOK

MY FRIEND LUCAS REGRETS HE WENT TO THE BANK YESTERDAY

I REGRET I HAVE BROKEN MY CELLPHONE

EXPRESSING REGRETS WITH WISH

REGRETS ABOUT THE PRESENT

I WISH I HAD A PET

SHE WISHES SHE WEREN’T SO MEAN

REGRETS ABOUT THE PAST

I WISH I HAD WORKED MORE HOURS

MY DAD WISHES HE HAD BOUGHT A BIGGER TV

 DIRECT SPEECH REPORTED SPEECH
The teacher: “The principal needs SIMPLE The teacher said (that) the principal SIMPLE
to see you today” PRESENT needed to see us today. PAST
The president: “we are working PRESENT The president told me we were PAST
really hard” CONTINUOUS working really hard CONTINUOUS
My dad: “I brought you a toy” SIMPLE PAST My dad told me he had brought me PAST
a toy PERFECT
Carlos: “My laptop has crashed” PRESENT Carlos said that his laptop had PAST
PERFECT crashed PERFECT
Luisa: “The film had already PAST Luisa said the film had already PAST
finished by that time” PERFECT finished by the time PERFECT
George: “We will be rich” WILL George told me we would be rich WOULD
Edwin: “Do you like to hike” ASK Edwin asked me if I liked to hike IF
The teacher: “You can’t go out” CAN The teacher said that I couldn’t go COULD
out