Choose the option that completes the second sentence so that it means the same as the first, using the key word.
First sentence: She regrets not studying harder.
Key word: WISHES
Second sentence: She ___ harder.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. wishes she had studied
- Step 1: Check what grammar the key word needs. Step 2. A wish about the past uses the past perfect. Answer: wishes she had studied. Why not the others: The past simple and 'would' refer to the present or future, and the present perfect is not used after 'wish'.
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