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Marold Posted 14 years ago
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Regret

"He bitterly regretted ever having mentioned it." - He regretted in the past something he had mentioned and shouldn't have done so, correct?

"He bitterly regret ever mentioning it." - He regrets it in the present about having mentioned something in the past, right?

Thank you for assuring me or alternatively correcting the paraphrasing (explaining) of these sentences.
  

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" - He regretted in the past something he had mentioned and shouldn't have done so, correct? " - He regrets it in the present about having mentioned something in the past, right? Yes Clive

  • " - He regretted in the past something he had mentioned and shouldn't have done so, correct?
  • " - He regrets it in the present about having mentioned something in the past, right?
  • Yes Clive
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Hi,

"He bitterly regretted ever having mentioned it." - He regretted in the past something he had mentioned and shouldn't have done so, correct? Yes

"He bitterly regrets <<<< ever mentioning it." -
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Thank you very much.Emotion: smile

As for the crucial mistake I've made, it was caused by copying the first sentence and then removing th

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