You should have persuaded him to change his

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Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

You should have persuaded him to change his mind.

It was essential to persuade him to change his mind but you didn’t.

You didn’t persuade him to change because of his mind.

You persuade him to change his mind but he didn’t listen.

You should persuade him to change his mind.

Giải thích

Đáp án D

Dịch: Tôi rất tiếc khi không đặt chỗ trước.

Regret + not + V-ing: tiếc đã không làm gì (ở quá khứ).

Đây là ước điều gì ở quá khứ. Do vậy nếu viết lại câu ta dùng “wish”:

S + wish + S + had + PII

Các đáp án còn lại sai cấu trúc.