. They ___________________________________ (come) to have breakfast with us, but they went to bed too late the night before. (past willingness)

Andrew ___________________________________ (go) to Cambridge University, but he decided to travel instead. (past possibility)

You ___________________________________ (be) rude to him. He’s going to be really angry now. (past negative advice / regret)

Amanda ___________________________________ (finish) the work, but she felt ill and had to go home. (past willingness)

They ___________________________________ (win) the football match, but John hurt his ankle. (past possibility)

I ___________________________________ (start) saving money years ago! (

We ___________________________________ (finish) the game, even if we’d wanted to. It was raining very hard and we had to stop. (past negative possibility)

You ___________________________________ (take) this job. I can see you’re not enjoying it. (past negative advice / regret)

I ___________________________________ (arrive) on time, even if I’d left earlier. There were dreadful traffic jams all the way. (past negative possibility)

I ___________________________________ (come) to see you! I didn’t know you were ill. (past willingness)

We ___________________________________ (invite) so many people to our party! I’m worried that we won’t have enough room for everyone. (past negative advice / regret)

4. We ___________________________________ (join) you at the restaurant, but we couldn’t get a babysitter. (past willingness)

They ___________________________________ (be) kinder to me. They were absolutely lovely. (past negative possibility)