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Terry can’t / needn’t have arrived yet, he only left two minutes ago!
can't
If you had wanted a full-time job you shouldn’t / ought to have accepted a part-time job.
shouldn't
You should / can have listened to the lecturer; he was very good.
should
You can’t / must have fi nished your work by now. Everyone else has fi nished.
must
You could /needn’t have borrowed my car to go to the interview. I wasn’t using it.
could
CORRECT: You should of asked what the wages were before you accepted the position.
off = have
CORRECT: He mustn’t have gone home; his jacket is on the back of his chair.
mustn’t = can’t
CORRECT: If you hadn’t been late, you mustn’t have been given the sack.
mustn’t = wouldn’t
CORRECT: Jeff ought have got the job but he couldn’t answer one of the questions.
ought = ought to/ should
CORRECT: You shouldn’t have known what to do, it was your fi rst day at work.
shouldn’t = couldn’t/wouldn’t
It was a bad idea to wear your jeans to the interview. - SHOULD - You ______ your jeans to the interview.
shouldn’t/should not have worn
It wasn’t necessary for Bill to wear a tie to the interview. Nobody else did. - HAVE - Bill ______ a tie to the interview as nobody else did.
needn’t have worn
I regret not saving my documents before I switched off the computer. - OUGHT - I ______ my documents before I switched off the computer
ought to have saved
I’m sure John was made redundant, because now he’s looking for a new job. - MUST - John redundant because now he’s looking for a new job.
must have been made
I’m sure you haven’t lost your keys. You had them two minutes ago. - HAVE - You ______ your keys. You had them two minutes ago.
can’t/couldn’t have lost
John mustn't / wouldn't have applied for the job if he had known it wasn’t permanent.
wouldn't
