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Hello
My question is the following:
What is the difference between these following sentences:
1)
a)Edison wishes he hadnīt married Jennifer.
b)Edison wishes he would not have married Jennifer.
2)
a) I wish I had been understood by my parents when I was a kid.
b) I wish I would have been understood by my parents when I was a kid.
Are these sentences gramatically correct?
Hello
My question is the following:
What is the difference between these following sentences:
1)
a)Edison wishes he hadnīt married Jennifer.
b)Edison wishes he would not have married Jennifer.
2)
a) I wish I had been understood by my parents when I was a kid.
b) I wish I would have been understood by my parents when I was a kid.
Are these sentences gramatically correct?
Hi Henry
The correct sentences are :
1a and 2a - they express a past regret
Conditional and wishes 
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