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What is the difference between She regrets not having bought the dress and She regrets not buying the dress ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between She regrets not having bought the dress and She regrets not buying the dress ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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They both have the same meaning overall, but your first example is just a slightly longer / more complicated than it needs to be. The second example is better, but both are normal English, and means the same thing.
“She regrets not having bought” is describing why “she regrets”, but is not needed in this context.
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