Intermediate. Wishes and regrets. | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 20 Public

Class 27. Warmer

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You were very shy when you were younger.

I wish / If only I HADN'T BEEN so shy when I was younger

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You'd like to go on holiday this year but you can't afford it

I wish / If only I could afford to go on holiday this year

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You forgot to fix your front door and you have been burgled

I wish / If only I HADN'T forgotten to fix my front door - I wish / If only I HADN'T BEEN burgled

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You missed the last train and you can't get home.

I wish / If only I HADN'T MISSED the last train

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You went on Safari but you didn't see an elephant

I wish / If only I had seen an elephant

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You went trekking alone, got lost and had to be rescued

If only I HADN'T GONE TREKKING ALONE / I wish I HADN'T GOT LOST

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yOU ARE IN TROUBLE FOR NOT PAYING YOUR BILLS.

I wish / If only I wasn't/weren't in trouble for not paying my bills - I wish / If only I had paid my bills on time

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Your computer broke down and you lost all your files

I wish / If only my computer HADN'T BROKEN DOWN - I wish / If only I HADN'T LOST all my files

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You regret never learning a musical instrument

I wish / If only I HAD LEARNED a musical instrument

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You regret shouting at your friend in an argument yesterday

I wish / If only I HADN'T SHOUTED at my friend ...

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You haven't eaten since last night. It's 10 a.m. you are at work and you are starving

If only I wasn't starving / If only I HAD EATEN last night

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You tripped while running down some escalators and broke your arm

I wish / If only I HADN'T BROKEN my arm - I wish / If only I HADN'T TRIPPED while ...

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You often drive too fast and this scares your partner

If only this DIDN'T SCARE my partner - If only my partner WEREN'T AFRAID

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There is a big queue to get into the club and it is raining

If only it WASN'T RAINING now - If only there WEREN'T a big queue to get ...

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You'd really like to see the match but you have to work

If only I DIDN'T HAVE to work - If only I COULD SEE the match

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You were ill on your last B-day and had to cancel the party

If only I HADN'T BEEN ill on my last B-day / If only I HADN'T CANCELED the party

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