I ___________________________________ (buy) bread but I didn’t know we needed it.
(past possibility)
could've
15
We ___________________________________ (invite) so many people to our party! I’m
worried that we won’t have enough room for everyone. (past negative advice / regret)
should not have invited
15
I ___________________________________ (start) saving money years ago! (
should have started
15
4. We ___________________________________ (join) you at the restaurant, but we
couldn’t get a babysitter. (past willingness)
would have joined
15
5. The weather ___________________________________ (be) any worse! (past negative
possibility)
Couldn't have been
15
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
15
They ___________________________________ (win) the football match, but John hurt
his ankle. (past possibility)
could have won
15
Amanda ___________________________________ (finish) the work, but she felt ill and
had to go home. (past willingness)
would have finished
15
Lucy ___________________________________ (left) earlier. She missed her flight.
(past advice / regret)
should have left
15
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
15
I ___________________________________ (eat) so much chocolate! I feel sick! (
shouldn't have eaten
15
Luke ___________________________________ (pass) the exam if he’d studied a bit
more. (past possibility)
would have passed
15
. John ___________________________________ (call) Amy, but he didn’t have her
number. (past willingness)
would have called
15
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)
would have come
15
You ___________________________________ (take) this job. I can see you’re not
enjoying it. (past negative advice / regret)