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B2–C1 · GFC · GFC016

Subject + wish(es) + subject + had not + past participle

Explanation

A reusable frame from “Conditions and counterfactuals”. Compare how English and German express conditions and counterfactuals. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.

Structure

EN · EnglishSubject + wish(es) + subject + had not + past participle
DE · GermanSubject + wünschte(n), subject + hätte(n) nicht + participle

Anchor phrase

RU · Translation

Жаль, что я столько пообещал.

EN · English

I wish I hadn't promised so much.

DE · German

Ich wünschte, ich hätte nicht so viel versprochen.

Try variations2 · more examples

  1. RU · Translation

    Она жалеет, что продала пианино.

    EN · English

    She wishes she hadn't sold the piano.

    DE · German

    Sie wünschte, sie hätte das Klavier nicht verkauft.

  2. RU · Translation

    Мы жалеем, что проигнорировали предупреждение.

    EN · English

    We wish we hadn't ignored the warning.

    DE · German

    Wir wünschten, wir hätten die Warnung nicht ignoriert.

Pattern graph

Continue with nearby patterns

GFC008Had + subject + not + past participle, subject + would have + past participleGFCGFC020Subject + wish(es) + different subject + would + infinitiveGFCGFC017Subject + would rather + different subject + had not + past participleGFCGFC010Even if + subject + had + participle, subject + could not have + participleGFC