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  1. 02-Jul-2009, 11:59 #1
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    Thumbs down What a fool I am!

    1.What a fool I am! I wish I _________the choice.
    A. didn’t make B. wouldn’t make C. hadn’t made D. weren’t making
    “C. hadn’t made” is correct because we wish for a thing that didn’t happen in the past?
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    Default Re: What a fool I am!

    Yes; we use the past tense for current wishes and the past perfect for past ones.
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    Default Re: What a fool I am!

    Many thanks
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