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Lovin RainyDay Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

i wish i have been to the party?...

if i wanna express that i regret about something, how can i say it? for example last week there was a party but i was absent. after that i wanna ask them "how was the party", and they said it was good, than should i say "i wish i HAVE BEEN there"? or "i wish i WENT there"? or what else?

thank you !!!!
  

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I think the subordinate clause should be in past perfect tense. "I wish I HAD BEEN there" paco

— Paco2004

  • I think the subordinate clause should be in past perfect tense.
  • "I wish I HAD BEEN there" paco
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I think the subordinate clause should be in past perfect tense.

"I wish I HAD BEEN there"

paco
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Oh Paco,

It's rather early still. I don't even want to think about Christmas for weeks yet!

Clive
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To express regret, you can say,

I wish I had been there.
I wish I had gone.
I should have gone.
I'm sorry I wasn't there.
I'm sorry I didn't go.

CJ
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Hello Clive

I'm an 'early X'mas enjoyer'. Emotion: stick out tongue

paco
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