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English 24 Public

B2

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I can’t get this tablet to work; I …….. read the instructions properly.

can't have

shouldn’t have

oughtn’t to have

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I ordered the book a week ago so it …….. arrived here by now.

could have

may have

should have

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I can’t find my phone anywhere. I …….. left in at school

may have

should have

ought to have

10

Julie’s not at home. She …….. decided to go out after all.

was supposed to have

must have

ought to have

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You …….. promised to help Ed if you didn’t have time.

shouldn't have

mustn't have

couldn't have

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Someone ………………………… (should / told / me) there was a hole in my jumper!

should have told me

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You ………………………… (ought / have / gone) swimming if you have a cold.

oughtn’t / ought not to have gone

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Wendy didn’t look very happy when I saw her; she ………………………… (could / worried / about) going to the dentist.

could have been / could be worried about

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The fridge is empty; Mum ………………………… (can’t / been / the) shops yet.

can’t have gone to the

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Last night ………………………… (must / been / cold) – the lake’s frozen.

must have been (very) cold

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Rewrite the sentence: Lunch was provided so it wasn’t necessary for them to take sandwiches. (need)

Lunch was provided so they didn’t need to take sandwiches.

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Rewrite the sentence: She studied hard so she probably passed the exam. (should)

She studied hard so she should have passed the exam.

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Rewrite the sentence: I think he’s foreign so it’s possible he didn’t understand you. (might)

I think he’s foreign so he might not have understood you.

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Rewrite the sentence: John isn’t in Rome – I saw him earlier. (can’t)

John can’t be in Rome – I saw him earlier.

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Rewrite the sentence: It would have been better if you’d listened to my advice. (ought)

You ought to have listened to my advice.

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Don't phone them now. They ... lunch. (might / have)

might be having

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