Three Step English - Practice #4 - Expressing Regrets in English - Practice
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Do you know how to express regrets in English? Welcome to 3-step English practice by EnglishClass101.com. In this lesson, you'll practice expressing regrets in English. Let's look at the main dialogue. Two people are having a conversation. I see. Well, we should have gone to Greenburger. They have a terrace there. Yeah, but the terrace is always crowded. We should have called and made a reservation.

Here, the first person is using should have to express regret by saying an action that they could have taken but didn't. The thing they should have done is indicated by the past participle verb that follows directly after. Here, the past participle in the first line of dialogue is gone, and the ones in the third line are called and made. Let's practice with this grammar more in this lesson.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? We should have up a bit later. We should have up a bit later. Met. Met. We should have met up a bit later. We should have met up a bit later. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? I should have my books back yesterday. I should have

My book's back yesterday. Taken, taken. I should have taken my books back yesterday. I should have taken my books back yesterday. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? Gracie should have a smaller table. Gracie should have a smaller table. Gotten, gotten. Gracie should have gotten a smaller table.

Gracie should have gotten a smaller table. Unscramble the words to make a sentence. We should have ordered another pizza. We should have ordered another pizza.

Unscramble the words to make a sentence. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready?

I should have eaten or ate something healthy. I should have eaten or ate something healthy. Eaten. I should have eaten something healthy. I should have eaten something healthy. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? They should have turned or turnt off the air conditioner.

They should have turned or turnt off the air conditioner. Turned, turned. They should have turned off the air conditioner. They should have turned off the air conditioner. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? They should have brought or brung an umbrella. They should have brought or brung an umbrella. Brought, brought. They should have brought an umbrella.

They should have brought an umbrella. Listen to what I say. Can you match the past participles I use to the present tense forms on the screen? Let's begin. I should have made a reservation. Listen one more time. I should have made a reservation. Did you hear made? Made is the past participle of make. How about, I should have packed a lunch. Let's listen one more time. I should have packed a lunch.

Did you hear packed? Packed is the past participle of pack. Next. I should have put on some bowling shoes. One more time. I should have put on some bowling shoes. Did you hear put? Put is actually the same in both past participle and present tense forms. Next. We should have gone to Greenburger. One more time. We should have gone to Greenburger.

Did you hear "gone"? "Gone" is the past participle of "go". And, "We should have met up a bit later." One more time. "We should have met up a bit later." Did you hear "met"? "Met" is the past participle of "meet". Thank you for watching! Now you know how to express regrets in English. And now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway on EnglishClass101.com.