CAE Part 4 Key word transformations

Wishes - regrets

Sandra regrets not being able to visit her grandmother more often.

WISHES

Sandra ____________________________ visit her grandmother more often.

Paul wishes that he hadn’t started arguing with his best friend.

HAD

Paul regrets _______________________________________ with his best friend.

I really regret making such a stupid mistake.

ONLY

If ________________________________ such a stupid mistake!

Jill wished she had tried to have a better relationship with her father.

GET

Jill regretted ____________________________________better with her father.

I wish Jack had bought tickets for Venice but we went to Paris instead.

RATHER

Jack bought us tickets to Paris but I _______________________________ to Venice.

Gail wished she had followed David’s suggestions about preparing for the interview.

DOING

Gail regretted ________________________________________ about preparing for the interview.

I wish I could have finished my biology project on time.

ABLE

I regret not ___________________________ my biology project finished on time.

I’m sorry now that we didn’t save a bit more money for the holidays.

SET

I wish ________________________________________________ a bit more money for the holidays.

It’s a pity Nico is so unreliable.

COUNT

I wish I _____________________________________________ Nico.

I wish I hadn’t said that to her.

TAKE

If only _________________________________________________I said to her.