This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Moods > Expressing Regrets – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Expressing Regrets Quiz 1 (33 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Share a personal experience where expressing regrets has had a positive impact. A) I regret nothing, everything happens for a reason. B) I never express regrets because it's a sign of weakness. C) Apologizing never helps, it just makes things worse. D) I once apologized to a friend for a misunderstanding, and it helped to strengthen our relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I once apologized to a friend for a misunderstanding, and it helped to strengthen our relationship. 2. What and Why do people tend to express their regrets? A) By ignoring past mistakes and repeating them. B) By denying any responsibility for past actions. C) To be stuck in the past mistakes. D) To share the things we could have done differently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To share the things we could have done differently. 3. Another way to express a past regret is to use:should + A) Have + past participle. B) Had + past participle. C) Have + simple past. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have + past participle. 4. We ..... earlier. This party is getting boring. A) Should leave. B) Should have left. C) Left. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have left. 5. I went to work on Sunday. I wish I ..... to work on Sunday. A) Haven't gone. B) Hadn't gone. C) Wouldn't go. D) Didn't go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't gone. 6. I ..... on the school trip last summer-everyone said it was great! A) Should have gone. B) Could have gone. C) Had gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have gone. 7. You are far away and helpless. If only I ..... help you. A) Could. B) Can. C) Will can. D) Caned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 8. Expressing regret for past decisions:How can we express regret for past decisions using the phrase 'I wish'? A) I wish I will make that decision. B) I wish I had not made that decision. C) I wish to have that decision. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wish I had not made that decision. 9. I wish I ..... the piano when I had the chance. A) Have taken on. B) Took on. C) Had taken on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had taken on. 10. Anna ate unlimited pork barbeque and now she is sick. Which of the following is the best statement to express regret? A) I should take a medicine before eating unlimited barbeque. B) I am happy that I ate a lot of pork barbeque. C) I don't want to eat barbeque. D) If only I could eat a lot without getting sick. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) If only I could eat a lot without getting sick. 11. This car is broken. I ..... I ..... this car! A) Wish, hadn't bought. B) Wishes, have bought. C) Wish, had bought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wish, hadn't bought. 12. What a pity you borrowed my things without asking me! I wish you ..... my things without permission. A) Didn't borrow. B) Wouldn't borrow. C) Hadn't borrowed. D) Haven't borrowed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hadn't borrowed. 13. Which of the following expressions is used to express regrets? A) I'm happy that I did. B) I should have. C) I'm glad I did . D) I'm proud I didn't . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I should have. 14. I've got a terrible headache. I ..... all that beer. A) Should've drunk. B) Should've drink. C) Shouldn't have drank. D) Shouldn't have drunk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shouldn't have drunk. 15. ''I did not bring my raincoat, and now I am stuck here at school and can't go home." Which of the following statement is NOT a regret for the situation? A) I should have stayed at home because I don't have a raincoat. B) I regret that I did not bring my raincoat. C) I should have brought my raincoat with me. D) I wish it did not rain because I don't have a raincoat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I wish it did not rain because I don't have a raincoat. 16. If they had studied, they ..... passed the exam. A) Wouldn't have. B) Would have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would have. 17. Expressing regret for past actions:How can we express regret for past actions using the verb 'regret'? A) I regret doing this. B) I regret not. C) I will regret that. D) I regret doing that. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I regret doing that. 18. You didn't believe me, but I was telling the truth. You should ..... me. A) Believed. B) Have believe. C) Have believing. D) Have believed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have believed. 19. She wishes she ..... dark hair. A) Has. B) Would have. C) Had. D) Had had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had. 20. My kids are so spoilt. I should have ..... with them A) Been stricting. B) Being stricter-. C) Been stricter. D) Stricted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Been stricter. 21. If only I had/ would started my homework sooner. A) Would. B) Had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had. 22. Harry likes movie stars. He wishes he ..... an actor. A) Was. B) Were. C) Would be. D) Had been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 23. I failed the exam. I wish I ..... the answer. A) Would know. B) Had known. C) Have known. D) Knew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had known. 24. I went to work yesterday, even though I felt ill. Today I feel even worse. I ..... A) Should have stayed at home. B) Should have gone to work. C) Shouldn't have stayed at home. D) Shouldn't have went to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have stayed at home. 25. Mary only married Doug for his money. Now he thinks his friends ..... A) Should have warned him about her. B) Shouldn't have warned him about her. C) Should have warned her about him. D) Shouldn't have warnt him about her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have warned him about her. 26. It is cold today. I wish it ..... warmer today. A) Is. B) Has been. C) Had been. D) Were. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were. 27. Using 'if only' to express regret:What is the structure of a sentence using 'if only' to express regret? A) If only + past continuous tense. B) If only + past perfect. C) If only + present perfect. D) If only + future perfect tense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) If only + past perfect. 28. If only I ..... to you before I made the decision to come here. A) Had listened. B) Would listen. C) Listened. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had listened. 29. Using 'wish' to express regret:Give an example of using 'wish' to express regret about a past action. A) I wish I studied for the exam harded. B) I wish I could fly. C) I wish I won the lottery. D) I wish I have a car. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I wish I studied for the exam harded. 30. If she hadn't been sick she ..... gone to your birthday party. A) Would have. B) Wouldn't have. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would have. 31. I was sorry we didn't succeed in everything. If only we ..... to finish that work . A) Have succeeded. B) Had succeeded. C) Succeeded. D) Will succeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had succeeded. 32. She missed him. She wished he had send her a letter. A) Has sent. B) Will send. C) Would send. D) Had sent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had sent. 33. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, so he was injured in the crash. He should have ..... it. A) Wore. B) Worn. C) Wored. D) Wearing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Worn. 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