- Regrets are often preceded by wishing things could be different.Also, be sure to illustrate for them how to make a negative statement, and stress that regrets are often geared toward things you didn’t do, but wish you had.
- - I wish I hadn't said those awful things.
- - I should have known that my brother was in trouble.
- - I could have been a better daughter.
Modal Verb + Have + Verb 3 (Past Participle) Should have known Could have been Would have said - There are some modals of regret that are very common in spoken English. Often we use these conversationally and they can be heard quite frequently. Some of those are:
- - I should have known better.
- - I could have done better.
- - I wouldn’t have dreamed of…
- - I should have been there.
- - I shouldn’t have said that.
- - I should have taken it more seriously.
- - I would have done it differently.
These are great opportunities for more concrete examples and story-telling. You could have students complete each of these thoughts with an example from their lives or have them create hypothetical ways each could be used. - Source:http://busyteacher.org/10670-how-to-teach-modals-of-regret.html
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammarchallenge/pdfs/gc_39_should_have_quizzes.pdf
PRESENT PERFECT
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/presentperfect.html
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