Write the sentences in the correct columns.
a) I wish I knew this before.
b) I wish I hadn’t overslept, because I lost part of the show.
c) I wish I didn’t have to stay in the meeting for such a long time.
d) She wishes she had given more attention to her parents.
e) We wish we had been there to help him.
f) I wish I had understood his point of view at that time.
Respostas
Primeiro vamos entender o regret e o want to be true. Regret significa arrependimento/arrepender. Want to be true significa queria que fosse verdade/real. Exemplo:
Why did I do that? :(
Tradução: Porque eu fiz aquilo? :(
Essa frase expressa arrependimento.
I wish I was there to help her.
Tradução: Queria poder estar lá para ajudá-la.
Essa frase expressa algo que queria que acontecesse, que fosse real.
Vamos aos exercícios:
A) I wish I knew this before.
Regret (depende do ponto de vista).
B) I wish I hadn’t overslept, because I lost part of the show.
Regret.
C) I wish I didn’t have to stay in the meeting for such a long time.
Want to be true.
D) She wishes she had given more attention to her parents.
Regret.
E) We wish we had been there to help him.
Want to be true.
F) I wish I had understood his point of view at that time.
Regret.
Nota: Essa questão pode conter alguns erros de digitação ou de entendimento mesmo por ser uma questão que depende muito do ponto de vista.
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