Page 9 - Grab Me SPM Grammar Form 4,5
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In the Negative
          Choose the best option.

                         Sample                              Comment

           1.  I wish I     play so much truant   The simple past is used with wish to express the
              during my school days.          regret of playing truant. Options B, C and D are
              A  didn’t      C  haven’t       not correct grammatically.
                             D  weren’t
              B  couldn’t  ©PAN ASIA PUBLICATIONS
                                              Answer: A  didn’t


           2.  I wish I     so ambitious to   The past perfect tense is used with wish here to
              venture into business.          show regrets. Options A, C and D are wrong in
              A  weren’t been   C  couldn’t be  grammar.
              B  hadn’t been   D  wasn’t      Answer: B  hadn’t been





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