I wish I [hadn't/didn't] resigned

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0Thanks, GG. Trump is wrong again 050010id1

0I wonder what is the difference between saying 'hadn't' and 'didn't'.02br
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0Grammatically like GG said, only 'hadn't' is correct. However, native speakers do say 'didn't'. To me, both are correct but of course the former is more formal.0-

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10Suppose a man resigned a week ago, which tense is correct?12br
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10I wish I [hadn't/didn't] resigned.12br
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10Thanks!12br
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10I have resigned. Then I regret having resigned. So I would say 'I wish I hadn't re

0I resigned. I did resign! No, I did not resign. - Factual (emphatic in the 2nd one)02br
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00You resigned, didn't you? You didn't resign, did you? Did you resign? 02br
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00But, with the "I wish you..." you're talking about something 01i00contrary to fact02i00: I wish you had resigned! I wish I had not resigned.0-

0Your reply triggers a thought. Can we say, "I wish I resigned?"0-

0It sounds normal enough to the ear, but also sounds like you are msising something, like ... when you did or...before this mess started.02br
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00I don't know if I'd write it that way though.0-

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00hold on a second! Are you guys saying that native speakers also use the simple past instead of the past perfect when they are talking about a hypothetical situation in the past? I didn't know that. Are you saying that native speakers often say "I wish I didn't do that" instead of "I wish I hadn't done that"? Thanks. 050010id1

0Not in the UK0-