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Supply the correct form of the verb 'examine' to complete the sentence below.

Cevap:The lead investigator expressed deep regret, wishing that the forensic team 【had examined】 the crime scene more meticulously before the heavy torrential rain washed away the vital evidence.

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had examined
The past perfect form 'had examined' correctly expresses unreal past time (a regret about a prior past event that did not happen). Because the investigation needed to happen before the rain destroyed the evidence in the past, the past perfect aspect must be used.

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1
Analyze the temporal context and structural requirement of the sub-clause following the verb 'wishing'.
The main context is set in the past ('expressed', 'washed away'), indicating that the regret concerns a past action that did not occur.
Expressing regret about an unfulfilled action in the past requires the unreal past construction using the past perfect tense.
2
Form the correct past perfect tense of the verb 'examine'.
Combine the auxiliary verb 'had' with the past participle form 'examined' to get 'had examined'.
The past perfect tense ('had' + past participle) is grammatically mandated after 'wish' when referring to past time.

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Unreal Past with 'Wish' (Past Perfect for Past Regret)
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