Regret
How can we use the word regret as a verb? In this week's grammar challenge, we asked Mariela to form correct sentences about things that happened in the past, that she wishes she could change now...

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To express regrets about past events, you can use the verb regret with an -ing verb, or with not and an -ing verb, or with a noun.

subject	regret(s)	verb-ing OR noun
I	regret	taking my umbrella not taking my umbrella it

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Now it's your turn to practise using regret. Go to our first quiz page here.

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