# Speaking Patterns — Regret

# === Expressing regret ===
1|wish|I wish {I had studied harder|I hadn't said that|I had gone to the party|I hadn't quit my job|I had told her}.
2|wish|If only {I had known|I had been there|I could go back|I had listened|I had spoken up}.
3|should|I should have {studied more|called sooner|listened to you|taken the offer|been more careful}.
4|should|I shouldn't have {said that|gone there|spent so much|skipped the meeting|stayed up so late}.

# === Mild regret ===
5|mild|I {kind of|sort of|slightly|a bit} regret {not going|saying yes|missing it|taking that job}.
6|mild|Looking back, I {probably should have|maybe should have|might have wanted to} {chosen differently|spoken up|stayed longer|been more patient}.

# === Strong regret ===
7|strong|I really regret {how I handled that|what I said|not being there|missing my chance|losing touch}.
8|strong|My biggest regret is {not going to college|losing touch with him|missing that opportunity|not traveling more}.

# === No regrets ===
9|noregret|I have {no regrets|nothing to regret|zero regrets|absolutely no regrets} about {moving here|quitting|the decision|how things turned out}.
10|noregret|Even if {things went wrong|it didn't work out|I lost the job|she left|the plan failed}, I'd {do it again|make the same choice|not change a thing|stand by what I did}.

# === Reflecting / learning ===
11|reflect|If I could do it over, I would {choose differently|take more time|be more honest|speak up sooner}.
12|reflect|Lesson learned. Next time, I'll {be more careful|think before I act|listen to my gut|ask for advice}.
