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Wishes and Regrets

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I drank too much last night.

I wish I hadn't drunk so much last night.

People leave their litter in the park.

I wish people wouldn't leave their litter in the park. I wish people would put their litter in the bins.

I'd like to be better at sport.

I wish I were better at sport. I wish I was better at sport.

I'd like to have longer holidays.

I wish I had longer holidays.

I'd like to be able to run fast.

I wish I could run fast.

People talk on their phones on the MRT.

I wish people wouldn't take on their phones on the MRT.

I'd like to be thinner.

I wish I were thinner.

Your brother tells lies.

I wish my brother wouldn't tell lies.

Your flatmate never washes up.

I wish my flatmate would wash up.

I regret not studying harder at school.

I wish I'd studied harder at school.

I regret being so rude to my sister yesterday.

I wish I hadn't been so rude to my sister yesterday.

Do you regret spending so much money on a handbag?

Do you wish you hadn't spent so much money on a handbag?

Does your brother regret not going to university?

Does your brother wish he'd gone to university?

I'd like you to clean your room more often.

I wish you'd clean your room more often.

I'd like my grandfather not to be in Thailand.

I wish my grandfather weren't in Thailand.

I regret not taking the promotion I was offered in July.

I wish I'd taken the promotion I was offered in July.