2019-08-19
6 分钟Hi there.
This is Harry, and welcome back to our podcasts on english language and english grammar, where I try to help you, where you're trying to improve your English at or around the intermediate level.
So, as always, we'll try to help you with some grammar, some key expressions, and even some pronunciation where it's appropriate.
As always, I have a sentence that I'm going to read for you twice.
First time for you to get an understanding of what it's about, and the second one to understand the particular grammar points that I'm trying to raise in this particular sentence.
Okay, so again, I'll read them to you twice, and then we'll give you the explanation.
And at the end of our podcast, little announcement to make that you might find of interest.
Okay, so if you're ready, sit back and let's start.
First, I've had second thoughts about becoming a lawyer.
It's a pity I didn't listen to my father all those years ago.
Okay, second reading, I've had second thoughts about becoming a lawyer.
It's a pity I didn't listen to my father all those years ago.
Okay, so somebody here has regret.
So this is the main part of this particular sentence.
It's regret and regret.
And wishes have different ways in which we use our grammar.
Okay, so in this sense, we're regretting something that we did or that we are about to do.
Okay, so the person uses the abbreviation at the beginning because it's informal note or comment that he wishes to make.
I've, meaning I have.
I apostrophe ve.