Expressing Regret

We express regret using the following structures

I wish/if only + subject+had + past participle

Past Wish	meaning
I wish I had revised my lessons If only I had revised my lessons	I failed in the exam because I didn't revise my lessons.

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Conditional type III

Conditional type III We use conditional type 3 to express conditions in the past that did not happen. We often use it to express criticism or regret using: would have, could have, should have. If + subject + had + past participle ..... + subject + would/should/could + have + past participle ..... Conditional Meaning If I had revised my lessons, I would have succeeded If I had revised my lessons I wouldn't have failed I didn't revise my lessons and as a result I didn't succeed Exercise: use the conditional with the following sentences A - Kamal crashed his car, because he felt asleep while driving. - If he...............................asleep while driving, he.....................................his car. B - We couldn't go to the concert, because we didn't have enough money. - If we ..........................enough money, we .......................to the concert. C - I lost my j...

The Passive Voice

THE PASSIVE VOICE We use the passive voice when: a- our focus is on the action not on the person who does the action. b- it is not necessary to mention the doer of the action. c- we don't know the person who does/did the action Present simple S V O Active Amin speaks English Passive English is spoken by Amin be (is/are)+ past participle Exercise: Put the sentences in the passive voice. 1- He opens the door …………………………………………… 2- We set the table …………………………………………… 3- They don't help you …………………………………………… 4- Does the police catch the th...

Collocations

" Collocation refers to how words go together or form fixed relationships." (English Grammar Today in Cambridge Dictionary). "The combination of words formed when two or more words are often used together in a way that sounds correct: The phrase "a hard frost" is a collocation." (Cambridge English Dictionary) adult illiteracy adult literacy boarding school brain drain civic education common good communication technology critical thinking cultural diversity developed countries developing countries digital camera educational system equal opportunity equal rights formal education gender gap general assembly generation gap have access have fun health care high priority higher education human rights informal education information technology international organizations local community look forward make a mistake/mistakes mobile phone natural disaster non-formal education non...

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