Change the following Exclamatory Sentence into Assertive Sentence by choosing the correct option from below:-
If only I had met you ten years ago!
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → I wish I had met you ten years ago.
Exclamatory "If only ..." to assertive:
A regret about the past uses the past perfect after "I wish": had + past participle. The tense and the time phrase stay unchanged.
| Change | Exclamatory | Assertive | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opening words | If only | I wish | “If only ...!” expresses a strong wish or regret. In the assertive form it becomes “I wish ...”. |
| End mark | (!) | (.) | An assertive sentence ends with a full stop. |
| Full sentence | If only I had met you ten years ago! | I wish I had met you ten years ago. |
Example: If only I had listened to my mother! → I wish I had listened to my mother.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: I wish I am meet you ten years ago. — Incorrect. "Am meet" is ungrammatical, and a past regret needs had met.
Option 2: I wish I will meet you ten years later. — Incorrect. It turns a past regret into a future hope, and "I wish I will" is not standard English.
Option 3: I wish I will meet I am ten year. — Incorrect. It is meaningless and ungrammatical.