Verb Quiz 4

1. 1. Despite _____________ ill, he attended the meeting.
      1.   he was feeling
      2.   he felt
      3.   feeling
   2. I did the wrong thing. I wish I _______________ my mother's advice.
      1.  didn't take
      2.  would have taken
      3.  had taken
   3. I'd prefer ________________ smoke.
      1.   you do not
      2.   you to not
      3.  if you didn't
   4. He won't lend you his car unless you ____________ it.
      1.   insure
      2.   will insure
      3.   have isured
   5. I'd rather ____________ on Monday after lunch.
      1.   you to come
      2.   you came
      3.   you would come
   6. It was the most difficult experience I ____________.
      1.   have ever had
      2.   might ever had
      3.   had ever had
   7. Although I have a good job, I regret* ____________ college.
      1.  to not finish
      2.  not finishing
      3.  I didn't finish
   8. Without the money he got from his father, Tom ____________ his business.
      1.   wouldn't start
      2.   couldn't start
      3.   couldn't have started

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Answer: 1. feeling  2. had taken  3. if you didn't  4. insure  5. you came  6. had ever had  7. not finishing  8. couldn't have started

To regret means that we now feel sorry for something which happened (or didn’t happen) in the past. For example: ‘I regret waking up so late this morning.’ = I am now sorry that I woke up late. ‘I regret not studying harder in school.’ = I am now sorry that I didn’t study enough.