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10.1-Past Modals

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  • My presentation went super well. In fact, it _________ (not / go) better!
    couldn't have gone
    shouldn't have gone
    wouldn't have gone
  • John ________ (help) you if you’d asked him. He’s really sweet and happy to help!
    could have helped
    would have helped
    should have helped
  • I ______ (not / come) to the party without you. I’m way too shy with meeting new people.
    shouldn't have come
    wouldn't have come
    couldn't have come
  • I ______ (arrive) early if you’d given me the correct time. You know I love being punctual.
    could've arrived
    would've arrived
    should've arrived
  • I __________ (not / send) that email. I was upset when I wrote it. I apologise.
    shouldn't have sent
    wouldn't have sent
    couldn't have sent
  • It ______ (be) Meg that was selected for the promotion. I can’t believe she didn’t get it!
    could have been
    should have been
    would have been
  • ______ we ______ (book) the restaurant? I didn’t check the website to see if it was possible.
    Would we have booked
    Should we have booked
    Could we have booked
  • I ________ (tell) you the news sooner but Ed only told me he was engaged 10 minutes ago. You know I tell you everything!
    would've told
    could've told
    should've told
  • Mike finally moved into his new apartment. He _______ (move) earlier. It was possible but he didn’t feel like it.
    would've moved
    could've moved
    should've moved
  • I ________ (not / stay) out all night drinking! Now I’m hungover and I’ve got an interview this morning.
    would not have stayed
    should not have stayed
    could not have stayed
  • Julia ________(not / be able to) come to our party even if she’d wanted to. She’s overseas!
    shouldn’t have been able to
    couldn’t have been able to
    wouldn’t have been able to
  • You really _______ (ask) for my advice first before submitting your art project.
    should've asked
    would've asked
    could've asked
  • When my dad was young, he _______ (be) a professional singer but he wanted to do other things.
    should've been
    would've been
    could've been
  • Ruka and Georia _______ (leave) earlier. There’s a lot of traffic and now they’re going to be late.
    could've left
    should've left
    would've left
  • Peter _______ (be) happy to do all the baking but he was too ill this weekend.
    could've been
    should've been
    would've been