Speaking English - "I wish I had..."

You forgot to call your parents on their anniversary. What do you say to yourself?

• I wish I had forgotten to call them. They must have felt bad.

• I wish I hadn't forgotten to call them. They must have felt bad.

Your brother did not apply to university before the deadline, even though you reminded him many times. What do you say to him?

• I wish you had applied earlier; you might have been accepted.

• I wish you hadn’t applied earlier; you might have been accepted.

You and your colleague were supposed to be at the office when your client arrived, but you're stuck in a traffic jam. What do you say to your colleague in the car?

• I wish we had left earlier.

• I wish we hadn't left earlier.

At the last minute, you realize that your PowerPoint presentation has some spelling mistakes. What do you say?

• I wish I had forgotten to recheck the slides.

• I wish I hadn't forgotten to recheck the slides.

Your roommate has a wonderful girlfriend, but one day he goes out with another girl he met at work. His girlfriend finds out and now she wants to break up with him. What do you say to him?

• What were you thinking, man? If only you had gone out with that other girl.

• What were you thinking, man? If only you hadn't gone out with that other girl.

You bought a new laptop three days ago and threw away the receipt. Now the laptop is not working properly and the store will not refund your money. What do you say to yourself?

"I _____________ thrown away the darn receipt!"

• wish I hadn't

• wish I had

• only wish had I

• wish only I hadn't

A passenger arrives late and misses his flight to London. You work at the airline counter. What do you say?

• I wish you had arrived just 20 minutes earlier; we could have checked you in. Let me see what we can do now.

• I wish you had arrived just 20 minutes earlier; we couldn't have checked you in. Let me see what we can do now.

• Go away.

The bank you joined last year has started to lay off employees and you're nervous about losing your job. You could have accepted a position at an insurance company but you chose the bank. What do you say to your friend?

"________________ I had accepted the job with the insurance company, I wouldn't have to worry about this."

• Only

• Only if

• If

• If that

• If only

Your father used to drive you everywhere but he broke his leg while skiing last week. What do you say?

• Oh, I wish I had learned to drive.

• Oh, I wish I hadn’t learned to drive.

• Oh, I wish I had learned to ski.

• Oh, I wish I hadn't learned to ski.

You forgot to cancel a hotel reservation you made last month and now the hotel has charged your credit card. What do you say to yourself?

"Oh, no! I wish ___________ my reservation."

• I made cancel

• I made cancellation

• I had cancelled

• I had cancellation