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Use “wish” to express regrets about past decisions and desires for your current or future career.",0,[11,33,51,69,88,107,126,145,176,195,214,230],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":14,"exampleSentence":15,"blanks":16},"019d4e37-2e26-71b7-ba49-91b4be7a1cef","I wish I __1__ more time building professional relationships earlier in my career.","Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about past actions or situations that cannot be changed. The past perfect shows the action happened (or didn't happen) before now.","I wish I had studied abroad when I had the chance at university.",[17],{"id":18,"blankNumber":19,"options":20},"019d4e37-2e23-7d5d-be78-72d702b35789",1,[21,25,29],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e23-799d-be78-72d7012accdc","had spent",true,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e23-7a2d-be78-72d70226cc84","spent",false,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e23-7a95-be78-72d70275ab58","would spend",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":19,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019d4e37-2e26-7373-ba49-91b4c10651b3","Looking back, she wishes she __1__ that job offer in London five years ago.","Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about a past decision. The phrase 'five years ago' clearly indicates this is about the past.","He wishes he had taken that promotion when it was offered to him.",[39],{"id":40,"blankNumber":19,"options":41},"019d4e37-2e26-732b-ba49-91b4c069a942",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e26-729f-ba49-91b4bf084917","would have accepted",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e26-72df-ba49-91b4bf260a95","had accepted",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e26-730b-ba49-91b4c003a723","accepted",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":32,"explanation":54,"exampleSentence":55,"blanks":56},"019d4e37-2e26-7467-ba49-91b4c3fc8991","I wish I __1__ switch careers now, but I have too many financial responsibilities.","Use 'wish + could' to express a desire for something different in the present or future. The word 'now' indicates this is about the current situation.","She wishes she could work from home more often.",[57],{"id":58,"blankNumber":19,"options":59},"019d4e37-2e26-742b-ba49-91b4c355b411",[60,63,66],{"id":61,"optionText":62,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e26-73c3-ba49-91b4c1e20a2d","can",{"id":64,"optionText":65,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e26-73eb-ba49-91b4c269908a","could",{"id":67,"optionText":68,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e26-740b-ba49-91b4c2c206f8","will be able to",{"id":70,"sentenceTemplate":71,"displayOrder":72,"explanation":73,"exampleSentence":74,"blanks":75},"019d4e37-2e26-757f-ba49-91b4c60af515","He wishes his previous employer __1__ him better opportunities for advancement back then.",3,"Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about a past situation. The phrase 'back then' clearly signals this refers to the past.","I wish my manager had provided more feedback during my first year.",[76],{"id":77,"blankNumber":19,"options":78},"019d4e37-2e26-7543-ba49-91b4c5d5e420",[79,82,85],{"id":80,"optionText":81,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e26-74db-ba49-91b4c4edf5e4","gave",{"id":83,"optionText":84,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e26-74ff-ba49-91b4c52a582e","would give",{"id":86,"optionText":87,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e26-7523-ba49-91b4c5736f3d","had given",{"id":89,"sentenceTemplate":90,"displayOrder":91,"explanation":92,"exampleSentence":93,"blanks":94},"019d4e37-2e26-7783-ba49-91b4cb5100f9","They wish they __1__ their own business ten years ago instead of waiting until now.",5,"Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about not doing something in the past. The time reference 'ten years ago' makes it clear this is about the past.","She wishes she had invested in that startup when she had the chance.",[95],{"id":96,"blankNumber":19,"options":97},"019d4e37-2e26-7747-ba49-91b4ca655877",[98,101,104],{"id":99,"optionText":100,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e26-76e7-ba49-91b4c8999935","started",{"id":102,"optionText":103,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e26-770b-ba49-91b4c97f5bfb","had started",{"id":105,"optionText":106,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e26-772b-ba49-91b4c984371e","would start",{"id":108,"sentenceTemplate":109,"displayOrder":110,"explanation":111,"exampleSentence":112,"blanks":113},"019d4e37-2e26-785b-ba49-91b4ce1e7f36","I wish my current job __1__ more challenging and allowed me to use my full skill set.",6,"Use 'wish + past simple' to express dissatisfaction with a current situation. The word 'current' and 'allowed' (present tense context) indicate this is about the present.","He wishes his workplace were more flexible about remote working.",[114],{"id":115,"blankNumber":19,"options":116},"019d4e37-2e26-7827-ba49-91b4cdd3a77d",[117,120,123],{"id":118,"optionText":119,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e26-77c7-ba49-91b4cc2e6367","had been",{"id":121,"optionText":122,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e26-77e7-ba49-91b4ccc7ea96","were",{"id":124,"optionText":125,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e26-7807-ba49-91b4cd036452","will be",{"id":127,"sentenceTemplate":128,"displayOrder":129,"explanation":130,"exampleSentence":131,"blanks":132},"019d4e37-2e26-7933-ba49-91b4d0df392d","She wishes she __1__ to graduate school straight after university instead of taking a break.",7,"Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about a past decision. The phrase 'straight after university' indicates this is about something that should have happened in the past.","I wish I had applied for that internship during my final year at college.",[133],{"id":134,"blankNumber":19,"options":135},"019d4e37-2e26-78ff-ba49-91b4d04f2a0e",[136,139,142],{"id":137,"optionText":138,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e26-789f-ba49-91b4ce45f725","would go",{"id":140,"optionText":141,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e26-78c3-ba49-91b4cf16e344","went",{"id":143,"optionText":144,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e26-78e3-ba49-91b4cfab206b","had gone",{"id":146,"sentenceTemplate":147,"displayOrder":148,"explanation":149,"exampleSentence":150,"blanks":151},"019d4e37-2e26-7aa7-ba49-91b4d49e01dd","Looking back at my twenties, I wish I __1__ so much time worrying about the future and __2__ the present more.",8,"Use 'wish + past perfect' in both blanks to express regret about past actions or behavior. Both actions refer to the same past time period (the speaker's twenties).","I wish I hadn't worked such long hours and had spent more time with my family.",[152,164],{"id":153,"blankNumber":19,"options":154},"019d4e37-2e26-79d3-ba49-91b4d2dbb5bd",[155,158,161],{"id":156,"optionText":157,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e26-7977-ba49-91b4d1846091","didn't spend",{"id":159,"optionText":160,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e26-7997-ba49-91b4d1949b8e","hadn't spent",{"id":162,"optionText":163,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e26-79b7-ba49-91b4d1e96ab5","wouldn't spend",{"id":165,"blankNumber":32,"options":166},"019d4e37-2e26-7a6f-ba49-91b4d3cd94c7",[167,170,173],{"id":168,"optionText":169,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e26-7a07-ba49-91b4d31251ba","enjoyed",{"id":171,"optionText":172,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e26-7a33-ba49-91b4d35e71ce","had enjoyed",{"id":174,"optionText":175,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e26-7a53-ba49-91b4d3b55957","would enjoy",{"id":177,"sentenceTemplate":178,"displayOrder":179,"explanation":180,"exampleSentence":181,"blanks":182},"019d4e37-2e26-7b9b-ba49-91b4d787bc8b","He wishes his mentor __1__ him years ago that networking matters more than technical skills alone.",9,"Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret that something didn't happen in the past. The phrase 'years ago' clearly indicates this is about the past.","I wish someone had warned me about the challenges of freelancing before I quit my job.",[183],{"id":184,"blankNumber":19,"options":185},"019d4e37-2e26-7b63-ba49-91b4d6e7e638",[186,189,192],{"id":187,"optionText":188,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e26-7b03-ba49-91b4d51cc3de","told",{"id":190,"optionText":191,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e26-7b27-ba49-91b4d5e6aaff","had told",{"id":193,"optionText":194,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e26-7b47-ba49-91b4d6bdd235","would tell",{"id":196,"sentenceTemplate":197,"displayOrder":198,"explanation":199,"exampleSentence":200,"blanks":201},"019d4e37-2e26-7e37-ba49-91b4de127434","They wish they __1__ so resistant to change when their industry began shifting five years ago.",12,"Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about a past attitude or state. The phrase 'five years ago' clearly indicates this refers to the past.","I wish I hadn't been so afraid of taking risks earlier in my career.",[202],{"id":203,"blankNumber":19,"options":204},"019d4e37-2e26-7dff-ba49-91b4de117086",[205,208,211],{"id":206,"optionText":207,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e26-7d93-ba49-91b4dc64c6fc","weren't",{"id":209,"optionText":210,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e26-7db7-ba49-91b4dca790b4","hadn't been",{"id":212,"optionText":213,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e26-7de3-ba49-91b4dd4d3bcc","wouldn't be",{"id":215,"sentenceTemplate":216,"displayOrder":217,"explanation":218,"exampleSentence":219,"blanks":220},"019d4e37-2e26-7f0b-ba49-91b4e06fa40f","She wishes she __1__ save enough money to take a sabbatical next year and explore new career paths.",13,"Use 'wish + could' to express a desire about present or future ability. Although 'next year' is future, the wish is about present financial capacity.","He wishes he could afford to go back to university for a second degree.",[221],{"id":222,"blankNumber":19,"options":223},"019d4e37-2e26-7ed7-ba49-91b4e036256a",[224,226,228],{"id":225,"optionText":62,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e26-7e7b-ba49-91b4de57bde5",{"id":227,"optionText":65,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e26-7e9b-ba49-91b4df0a95ef",{"id":229,"optionText":68,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e26-7ebb-ba49-91b4dfe0cf33",{"id":231,"sentenceTemplate":232,"displayOrder":233,"explanation":234,"exampleSentence":235,"blanks":236},"019d4e37-2e27-704e-b87a-206af707a262","I wish I __1__ my previous boss about my career goals before I resigned, as it might have led to new opportunities within the company.",14,"Use 'wish + past perfect' to express regret about something that didn't happen in the past. The phrase 'before I resigned' indicates this is about a missed past opportunity.","She wishes she had discussed her concerns with HR before deciding to leave her position.",[237],{"id":238,"blankNumber":19,"options":239},"019d4e37-2e27-700e-b87a-206af6e2732d",[240,243,246],{"id":241,"optionText":242,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e37-2e26-7f53-ba49-91b4e0f0325d","talked to",{"id":244,"optionText":245,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":19},"019d4e37-2e26-7f73-ba49-91b4e169c410","had talked to",{"id":247,"optionText":248,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e37-2e26-7f93-ba49-91b4e262333f","would talk to",{"title":250,"slug":251,"language":252},"Wish (Expressing Regret, Desire, and Imagined Situations)","wish-expressing-regret-desire-and-imagined-situations","en"]