Could have, should have, would have Exercise 1
Could have, should have, would have Exercise 1
Could have should have would have
Make the correct past modal form (use could have / would have / should have + past participle)
1) I ......(buy) bread but I didn't know we needed it. (past possibility)
[ could have bought ]
2) We ..........(invite) so many people to our party! I'm worried that we won't have enough room for everyone. (past negative advice / regret)
[ shouldn't have invited ]
3) I .........(start) saving money years ago! (past advice / regret)
[ should have started ]
4) We ..........(join) you at the restaurant, but we couldn't get a babysitter. (past willingness)
[ would have joined ]
5) The weather .........(be) any worse! (past negative possibility)
[ couldn't have been ]
6) I ........(arrive) on time, even if I'd left earlier. There were dreadful traffic jams all the way. (past negative possibility)
[ couldn't have arrived ]
7) They .........(win) the football match, but John hurt his ankle. (past possibility)
[ could have won ]
8) Amanda ......(finish) the work, but she felt ill and had to go home. (past willingness)
[ would have finished ]
9) Lucy ........(leave) earlier. She missed her flight. (past advice / regret)
[ should have left ]
10) We ........(finish) the game, even if we'd wanted to. It was raining very hard and we had to stop. (past negative possibility)
[ couldn't have finished ]
11) I ........(eat) so much chocolate! I feel sick! (past negative advice / regret)
[ shouldn't have eaten ]
12) Luke ........(pass) the exam if he'd studied a bit more. (past possibility)
[ could have passed ]
13) John ........(call) Amy, but he didn't have her number. (past willingness)
[ would have called ]
14) You .......(be) rude to him. He's going to be really angry now. (past negative advice / regret)
[ shouldn't have been ]
15) She ........(come) to the restaurant if she'd left work earlier. (past possibility)
[ could have come ]
16) You ........(take) this job. I can see you're not enjoying it. (past negative advice / regret)
[ shouldn't have taken ]
17) The race was really difficult. She ......(win) because she's not fit enough. (past negative possibility)
[ couldn't have won ]
18) Our neighbours .....(cut) down the tree in their garden. It was a really beautiful tree. (past negative advice / regret)
[ shouldn't have cut ]
19) The children ......(do) their homework last night. Then they wouldn't be panicking on the way to school. (past advice / regret)
[ should have done ]
20) I'm really cold! I ....(bring) my coat. (past advice / regret)
[ should have brought ]
21) I ........(come) to see you! I didn't know you were ill. (past willingness)
[ would have come ]
22) Andrew .......(go) to Cambridge University, but he decided to travel instead. (past possibility)
[ could have gone ]
23) They ........(be) kinder to me. They were absolutely lovely. (past negative possibility)
[ couldn't have been ]
24) You .......(buy) some milk at the shops. We don't have any milk. (past advice / regret)
[ should have bought ]
25) They .......(come) to have breakfast with us, but they went to bed too late the night before. (past willingness)
[ would have come ]
See all the modal verbs exercises here.
Could have should have would have
Make the correct past modal form (use could have / would have / should have + past participle)
1) I ......(buy) bread but I didn't know we needed it. (past possibility)
[ could have bought ]
2) We ..........(invite) so many people to our party! I'm worried that we won't have enough room for everyone. (past negative advice / regret)
[ shouldn't have invited ]
3) I .........(start) saving money years ago! (past advice / regret)
[ should have started ]
4) We ..........(join) you at the restaurant, but we couldn't get a babysitter. (past willingness)
[ would have joined ]
5) The weather .........(be) any worse! (past negative possibility)
[ couldn't have been ]
6) I ........(arrive) on time, even if I'd left earlier. There were dreadful traffic jams all the way. (past negative possibility)
[ couldn't have arrived ]
7) They .........(win) the football match, but John hurt his ankle. (past possibility)
[ could have won ]
8) Amanda ......(finish) the work, but she felt ill and had to go home. (past willingness)
[ would have finished ]
9) Lucy ........(leave) earlier. She missed her flight. (past advice / regret)
[ should have left ]
10) We ........(finish) the game, even if we'd wanted to. It was raining very hard and we had to stop. (past negative possibility)
[ couldn't have finished ]
11) I ........(eat) so much chocolate! I feel sick! (past negative advice / regret)
[ shouldn't have eaten ]
12) Luke ........(pass) the exam if he'd studied a bit more. (past possibility)
[ could have passed ]
13) John ........(call) Amy, but he didn't have her number. (past willingness)
[ would have called ]
14) You .......(be) rude to him. He's going to be really angry now. (past negative advice / regret)
[ shouldn't have been ]
15) She ........(come) to the restaurant if she'd left work earlier. (past possibility)
[ could have come ]
16) You ........(take) this job. I can see you're not enjoying it. (past negative advice / regret)
[ shouldn't have taken ]
17) The race was really difficult. She ......(win) because she's not fit enough. (past negative possibility)
[ couldn't have won ]
18) Our neighbours .....(cut) down the tree in their garden. It was a really beautiful tree. (past negative advice / regret)
[ shouldn't have cut ]
19) The children ......(do) their homework last night. Then they wouldn't be panicking on the way to school. (past advice / regret)
[ should have done ]
20) I'm really cold! I ....(bring) my coat. (past advice / regret)
[ should have brought ]
21) I ........(come) to see you! I didn't know you were ill. (past willingness)
[ would have come ]
22) Andrew .......(go) to Cambridge University, but he decided to travel instead. (past possibility)
[ could have gone ]
23) They ........(be) kinder to me. They were absolutely lovely. (past negative possibility)
[ couldn't have been ]
24) You .......(buy) some milk at the shops. We don't have any milk. (past advice / regret)
[ should have bought ]
25) They .......(come) to have breakfast with us, but they went to bed too late the night before. (past willingness)
[ would have come ]
See all the modal verbs exercises here.
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