| Situation | Phrase anglaise | Francais |
| Bilan | If we had planned better, we would have met the deadline | Si on avait mieux planifie, on aurait respecte l'echeance |
| Excuse | I would have informed you sooner if I had known | Je vous aurais informe plus tot si j'avais su |
| Analyse | We could have prevented this with better communication | On aurait pu eviter cela avec une meilleure communication |
| Regret | I should have double-checked the contract | J'aurais du relire le contrat deux fois |
| Critique | The team should have escalated this issue earlier | L'equipe aurait du remonter ce probleme plus tot |
| Opportunite | We might have gained 20% market share if we had acted | On aurait pu gagner 20% de part de marche si on avait agi |