regarding the verb 'regret'

[yamamoto]

Hello

Does this question, "Did David regret he couldn't finish the painting?" make sense?


Suppose I want to know if David felt sorry for not having finished the painting. How can I possibly make the question?

 

[FreeToyInside]

Exactly the way you wrote the question is how you would express wanting to know whether David felt sorry for not having finished the painting.


(not a teacher, just a language lover)

 

[nedira]

Did David wish he had finished the painting?
Or
Did David wish he could have finished the painting?

 

[bhaisahab]

Hello

Does this question, "Did David regret he couldn't finish the painting?" make sense?


Suppose I want to know if David felt sorry for not having finished the painting. How can I possibly make the question?

I would say "Did David regret not having finished the painting?" You could say "Did David regret that he couldn't..." But I prefer the former.