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Modals in the past

  •  English    12     Public
    Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence.
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  • It was wrong of you to use my phone without my permission. You _____ before you used my phone. (should)
    You should have asked me before you used my phone.
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  • It wasn't necessary for you to panic. You _____ in a panic. (have)
    You needn't/have got in a panic.
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  • It was unfortunate that he went without checking the train times in advance. Before going out, _____ the train times. (should)
    Before going out, he should have checked the train times.
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  • It was a bad idea to walk home on my own. I _____ home on my own. (not)
    I should not have walked home on my own.
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  • Why didn't you tell me you were going out? You _____ me know you were going out. (should)
    You should have let me know you were going out.
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  • We had no homework last night. We _____ do any homework last night. (need)
    We didn't need to do any homework last night.
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  • I'm angry that you didn't let me know you were coming to visit this weekend. You _____ advance that you were coming to visit this weekend. (told)
    You should have told me in advance that you were coming to visit this weekend.
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  • We stayed up late that night because there was no football training the next day. We _____ to football training the next day, so we stayed up late that night. (need)
    We didn't need to go to football training the next day, so we stayed up late that night.
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  • It was wrong of me to shout at you in public. I _____ at you in public. (have)
    I shouldn't have shouted at you in public.
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  • I regret not having any contact with my primary school friends any more. I _____ touch with my primary school friends. (should)
    I should have kept/stayed in touch with my primary school friends.
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  • She could have finished her homework much more quickly if she had wanted to. She _____ long to finish her homework. (taken)
    She needn't have taken so/that/this long to finish her homework.
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  • I'm glad the children didn't watch that frightening film. That film _____ the children. (have)
    That film might/would have frightened the children.
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