English · Ethics in Business
Expressing regret, desire for change & complaint
Turning a private regret into a public push for change
6 minutes
The academic content is in Arabic, as at the BAC and as in the app.
What the syllabus expects from you
- Expressing regret (I wish/if only + past)
- Expressing a strong desire for change and a strong complaint/criticism
The method
- 'I wish' + past simple targets a present regret; keep the verb one step back in time
The common mistakes
- Confusing 'wish' regret with a real condition
From the lesson
The quality inspector picks up a fake sneaker straight off the counterfeit assembly line. She sighs, "I wish this factory didn't make fakes."
The vocabulary
- I wish ... (أتمنى لو)
- criticism (انتقاد)
What is not on the syllabus
- Giving advice (treated separately, next concept)