hadn't
Did not possess
Hadn't is the contraction of "had not," used in negative past perfect constructions.
It indicates that something did not happen or was not the case before some other past event: I hadn't seen the movie before last night.
In casual speech it also appears in counterfactual conditionals: If she hadn't called, we would have missed the deadline.
Past negative of be
- weren'tPast plural negative
- wouldn'tPast conditional negative
- couldn'tPast inability marker
- shouldn'tAdvised against doing
didn't · isn't · aren't · won't · can't · doesn't · don't · ain't
Expression of regret
- regretSorrow over past actions
- hindsightRecognition after the fact
- otherwiseIn another manner
- alternativeAnother available choice
what-if · supposed · expected · imagined · hypothetical · unmet
Not made actual
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- unfulfilledNot brought to completion
- missedFailed to reach
foregone · prior · antecedent · preceding · earlier · before
wasn't
Past negative of be
shouldn't · didn't · isn't · aren't · won't · can't · doesn't · don't · ain't · needn't
if only
Expression of regret
alternative · what-if · supposed · expected · imagined · hypothetical · unmet
unrealized
Not made actual
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- incompleteLacking necessary parts
- unfulfilledNot brought to completion
missed · foregone · prior · antecedent · preceding · earlier · before