Key sentences
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
| What do you feel guilty about? |
I feel really bad about (gerund). |
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
| What should you have done differently? |
I should have (past participle). |
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
| How do you feel? |
I feel (adjective). |
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
| What's your reaction? |
I (verb) I did that. |
Drills
Say these sentences without looking.
I feel really bad about (gerund).
| gerund |
sentence |
| breaking his glasses |
I feel really bad about breaking his glasses. |
| forgetting her birthday |
I feel really bad about forgetting her birthday. |
| saying he is ugly |
I feel really bad about saying he is ugly. |
| making that mistake |
I feel really bad about making that mistake. |
I should have (past participle).
| past participle |
sentence |
| been more careful |
I should have been more careful. |
| written it down |
I should have written it down. |
| thought before I spoke |
I should have thought before I spoke. |
| paid closer attention |
I should have paid closer attention. |
I feel (adjective).
| adjective |
sentence |
| terrible |
I feel terrible. |
| awful |
I feel awful. |
| horrible |
I feel horrible. |
| really bad |
I feel really bad. |
I (verb) I did that.
| verb |
sentence |
| can't believe |
I can't believe I did that. |
| don't know how |
I don't know how I did that. |
| don't understand why |
I don't understand why I did that. |
| don't see how |
I don't see how I did that. |
Example
Practice this conversation.
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
| What do you feel guilty about? |
I feel really bad about (breaking his glasses). |
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
| What should you have done differently? |
I should have (been more careful). |
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
| How do you feel? |
I feel (terrible). |
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
| What's your reaction? |
I (can't believe) I did that. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.
Exercise
Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
|
What do you feel guilty about? |
I feel really bad about ... . |
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
| What should you have done differently? |
I should have .... |
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
| How do you feel? |
I feel .... |
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
| What's your reaction? |
I ... I did that. |
Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.
Practice
| Asking about guilt |
Expressing guilt |
| Ask your partner what they are guilty about. |
Imagine you did something bad. Tell your partner how you feel. |
Further study
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Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language. |