Choose the words that complete the sentence: I wish I ___ harder for the mathematics exam last month.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. had studied
- Step 1: Wish about the past expresses regret for something that did not happen. Step 2. It takes the past perfect: I wish I had studied. Answer: had studied. Why not the others: I wish I studied expresses a wish about the present, would study refers to the future or to someone else's behaviour, and have studied is the present perfect, which cannot follow wish.
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