Wish / If Only - Missed Career Opportunities

This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Some sentences may have more than one blank, so make sure you complete all of them. Use 'wish' or 'if only' with past perfect forms to express regrets about past career decisions and missed professional opportunities.

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Question 1

I wish I _____ that job offer from the consulting firm when I had the chance.

Options: would have accepted, had accepted, accepted

Question 2

If only the company _____ me about the restructuring earlier.

Options: told, would have told, had told

Question 3

She wishes she _____ more time networking at industry conferences during her early career.

Options: spent, would spend, had spent

Question 4

If only I _____ my mentor's advice and pursued the international assignment.

Options: had taken, took, would have taken

Question 5

I wish I _____ so much time in that dead-end position instead of looking for better opportunities.

Options: hadn't wasted, didn't waste, wouldn't waste

Question 6

He wishes he _____ his professional certifications earlier in his career when he had more energy and fewer family commitments.

Options: had pursued, pursued, would pursue

Question 7

If only they _____ me the severance package details before I signed.

Options: would show, showed, had shown

Question 8

I wish I _____ my concerns about the project's feasibility to upper management before it failed so spectacularly.

Options: voiced, had voiced, would voice

Question 9

If only the startup _____ funding when it was growing rapidly.

Options: secured, had secured, would secure

Question 10

She wishes she _____ the warning signs that her department was going to be outsourced.

Options: hadn't ignored, didn't ignore, wouldn't ignore

Question 11

If only I _____ the courage to start my own consultancy ten years ago.

Options: would have had, had, had had

Question 12

I wish the recruiter _____ me about the toxic work culture before I accepted the position and relocated my entire family.

Options: warned, would warn, had warned

Question 13

He wishes he _____ his professional relationships with former colleagues more carefully throughout his career.

Options: maintained, had maintained, would maintain

Practise Wish / If Only - Missed Career Opportunities with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 13 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.

Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Wish / If Only - Missed Career Opportunities in everyday English.

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