Think of something in your past that didn't turn out the way you wanted it to. Describe the situation and tell us what you could have, might have, or should have done to make the result different.
(There is a good example on p. 66 in the grammar book--ex. 10)
It happened when I was 15 years old, I registered to a tennis tournament, I didn't tell to anyone because the deadline for the register was that day, and I just did because I wanted to participate in that tournament.
ReplyDeleteI went home and my mom told me, Diego did you know about that tennis tournament this weekend? i answered yes, then she told me, I'm glad you didn't registered because this weekend were going on a trip to the beach with your grandparents.
After that I was thinking that I should have spoken with my mom before I took the decision of registering myself.
Yes, you should have spoken with your mom before you MADE the decision. You SHOULD ALWAYS SPEAK with your mom before making any important decision :D
DeleteThis situation happened when i came back from the U.S. I decicded to don't tell anyone about that even my wife. I wanted to surprise them. When I arrived to the airport, no body was there. The time was too late almost morning. I spent one hour to find a taxi to drop me into my home. Also, when I got home, all my family were sleeping. No one opened the door. I was trying to call my wife but she didn't respond. At that time, I realized that I must have been told them. It was a bad day.
ReplyDeleteAt that time, you realized that you SHOULD HAVE TOLD them that you were coming.
DeleteYou probably gave your wife a heart attack!
I still regret now that i went to cinema to see scary movie with my friend. My friend strongly recommended me that the"Evil dead" was a terrific scary movie. Actually, i refused to go with him to scare myself at first.But i have no place to go,no people to stay,and nothing to do that weekend, so i decided to go. I felt thrilled and frightened from stepping into the room, i felt so uncomfortable. When it was began to play, i could hardly open my eyes to see the blooding pictures and disgusting people. After a while, the sound and screaming of people make me painful. I had to leave and waited my friend outside. My weekend should have been wonderful and at this moment, i hoped i mustn't have been there.
ReplyDeleteWhen THE MOVIE began...
Deletebleeding people
the screaming made me sick.
Your weekend should have been wonderful (should=reasonable expectation/certainty) but at that moment, you wished you hadn't been there at all. (This is complicated grammar which we will discuss at the end of the semester--past unreal)
ok, thank you, i got it
Deleteevery Christmas in my family, we used to exchange gifts. Each member of the family had to pick up a name in a small box. my little sister would write them down on small piece of paper for each name, and pass them to everybody. last christmas, my mother was the one who picked me up. The day we went to buy presents for the person we selected, all the girls went in the same store at the same time. we couldn't see each other gift, and I didn't know that my mother picked my name up. After that, I came back in the same store two days after to buy sandals. in the christmas day, when it was time to opened our gifts, I found out that the sandals i bought few days ago, were the same as what I received as gift. I I SHOULD HAVE WAITED to receive my gift before buying some shoes. I SHOULD HAVE BEEN broke that time. I was really disappoint of myself.
ReplyDelete...I didn't know that my mother HAD PICKED my name.
DeleteYes, you should have waited, but you didn't.
"I should have been broke" is incorrect. I"m not sure what you're trying to say, however. You could have been broke? You were broke?
When I came back from USA I saw perfume and I liked it,but i wanted not to buy it by my money because it was expensive ,so i asked my family who wanted to buy it for me as gift , but unfortunately I didn't see any response . In last day before I came back I said I have to buy it and I want to store and I bought it .But at same day after two hours my sister came and she gave me the same perfume that I bought it .
ReplyDeleteAfter that I was thinking did I have to wait ? or should my sister ask me before she buy it?
...the same perfume that I HAD BOUGHT.
DeleteThe last line is incorrect. Try again. You can do it.
I like buying things online especial clothes. Two days ago when i searched the clothes on internet. I saw a beautiful dress. The color was wondful. I think it should be very fiited on me. So i bought it immediatly. Yesterday it was coming. when i opened it. I found it was so ugly.I waned to returned it to company, But i need to pay for shipping fee. I don't want to pay for more money on it. What should i do? Should i have returned it ?
ReplyDeleteYesterday, when it came, I opened it.
DeleteAre you asking us for advice? For this writing, you need to decide what you COULD, SHOULD, of MIGHT HAVE DONE in this situation to achieve a different result.
It was happend when I was 17 years old. I had love at first sight with my friend's friend who was older than me, but she did not know I loved her. Every day, I did write some lovely sentences on tiny paper with a pack of chocolate or small gifts to her by using my friend who was my close friend gave her and told her that somebody she knew better gave her with gigantic consideration. Time by time, I sent her my heart until the turning point I thought that on the graduation day I would tell her I was a man who had sent her everything, but something I had not expected before was happend the day before that day. I saw my friend and my love walked pass to me with arm by arm and hand by hand. This has taught me that I should have given her my words before it was gone!
ReplyDelete1. It happened (NO "was") when I was 17...
Delete2. Every day, I wrote some letters (or I would write letters, or I used to write letters)
3. "somebody she knew better gave her with gigantic consideration"
This sentence is unclear.
4. Day by day (not "time by time")
5. I was THE man who had sent her everything...
6. something I had not expected happened (no "was")
7. arm IN arm and hand IN hand
8. You wrote:
"This has taught me that I should have given her my words before it was gone!"
I'm not sure what you mean. You should have given her your words before WHAT was gone?
This story warms and breaks my heart at the same time! I hope that you have recovered :D
When I was in Saudi Arabia I used to take English classes in my school, but I did not use to study English every day except final exams. Therefore, I did not learn a lot in English. When I came to the united states and studied in level 1 , I felt disappointed because my English was not that good. I realized That when I was in high school I should have studied English every day.
ReplyDeletePerhaps you should have studied English every day, as you say, but perhaps it turned out better to learn here where you actually have to practice daily.
DeleteYour paragraph is well written. I wish you would write more!
I have a fixing a car skill and a license. When I come US at first.
ReplyDeleteIf I buy a broken car and fix it, I could have earned money enough for a living. It could have been good idea. but I realized it was wrong.
I should have spent whole of my time. I realized it was not good idea.
If I do it continously, I might have gone back to my country.
1. You should join the first two lines into one complex sentence.
Delete2. If you had bought a broken car and fixed it... (but this grammar will be taught--by me--at the end of the class)
3. I don't understand line #3. What was not a good idea?
4. If you do WHAT continuously? Unclear!
When I was in high school I was very lazy one day there was an exam but I could not study for it. Then in order to pass it I had cheated and the teacher saw me then she called the my parent. It was so bad I should not have done this However after that day I learnt the cheating was not good idea.
ReplyDeleteWhy couldn't you study for the exam?
DeleteWas cheating a bad idea because your parents were told about it, or was it a bad idea because it's WRONG?