#19 If Only I had Done More 1

Key Word

I wish I could have p.p.: used for saying that something was possible in the past, even though it did not happen.

I wish I could have helped him.

 

severance package: money that a company pays to a worker who is forced to leave because they are no longer needed. 퇴직금

And she would not have gotten such a great severance package.

 

Feedback

Original: Every Friday, I had a party.

Better: I have a party every Friday. or I party every Friday.

 

Original: She is holding a phone and staring at her husband.

Better: She's talking on her phone and staring at her husband.

 

Original: If I had more money, I would have buy the apartment.

Better: If I had more money, I would have bought an aprtment. 

 

Original: I wish I could have been you earlier.

Better: I wish I could have had my class with you earlier.

 

Original: We can learn from the failure.

Better: We can learn from our failures. or We can learn from our mistakes.

 

Original: Too often regretting is not good for our mental health.

Better: Regretting the past too much isn't good for our mental health.