Nam was so rude to them last night. Now he feels regretful.
A. Nam wishes he hadn’t been so rude to them last night.
B. Nam regrets to have been so rude to them last night.
C. Nam wishes he weren’t so rude to them last night.
D. Nam regrets having so rude to them last night.
Giải đáp
The correct answer is A. Nam wishes he hadn’t been so rude to them last night.
This sentence expresses Nam’s regret for his past actions. The phrase “hadn’t been” indicates that Nam is wishing for a different outcome in the past. The other options are not grammatically correct or do not accurately convey the meaning of the original sentence.
Here is a breakdown of the other options:
B. Nam regrets to have been so rude to them last night. This sentence is not grammatically correct. The infinitive form of the verb “to have” is not used with the verb “regret.”
C. Nam wishes he weren’t so rude to them last night. This sentence expresses a wish for the present, not the past. Nam is wishing that he were not rude in general, not that he had not been rude in the past.
D. Nam regrets having so rude to them last night. This sentence is not grammatically correct. The gerund form of the verb “to be” is not used with the verb “regret.”
Therefore, the only grammatically correct and semantically accurate sentence is A. Nam wishes he hadn’t been so rude to them last night.
