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I am sure Barry was relieved to find his missing cellphone again. BEEN. Barry ______________________ he found his missing cellphone again.
must have been relieved when
One of us ought to go and meet the visitor at the airport. SHOULD. The visitor ____________ one of us at the airport.
should be met by
I am sure that Luisa was very upset when she lost her money. HAVE. Luisa ____________ very upset when she lost her money.
must have been
Why didn't you tell me I was wrong? TOLD. You _________________ I was wrong.
ought to have told me / should have told me
We might not find it easy to book a seat at the last minute. COULD. It ____________ to book a seat at the last minute.
could be difficult for us
It was wrong of you to borrow my jacket without asking. OUGHT. You _________________ before you borrowed my jacket.
ought to have asked
lt was a bad idea for my brother's family to move to the country. SHOULD. My brother's family ________________ to the country.
shouldn’t have moved
I‘m sure that Paul has remembered his mum’s birthday today. CAN’T. Paul ______________ his mum’s birthday today.
can’t have forgotten
The motor in this machine needs cleaning once a week. HAS. The motor in this machine ____________ once a week.
has to be cleaned
Maybe Peter forgot that we changed the time of the meeting. MIGHT. Peter _______________ that we changed the time of the meeting.
might have forgotten
The notice says you have to sign the forms twice. MUST. The notice says the forms _____________ twice.
must be signed
You need to be careful when building a campfire. TAKE. You should ________________ build a campfire.
take care when you
I expect Lucy was pleased that she'd won the prize. BEEN. Lucy __________________ that she'd won the prize.
must have been pleased
It was foolish of you to ride your bike so fast. SHOULD. You ________________ your bike so fast.
shouldn’t have ridden
My car really has to be serviced next week. MUST. I really __________________ next week.
must get my car serviced
Perhaps Brian went home early. MAY. Brian ____________ home early.
may have gone
Cyclists are not allowed to ride on the station platform. MUST. Bicycles ________________ on the station platform.
must not be ridden
I ran all the way to the bus stop but it wasn’t necessary as the bus was late. HAVE. I _____________ all the way to the bus stop as the bus was late.
needn’t have run
It isn’t necessary to book tickets for the show in advance. NEED. You _______________ tickets for the show in advance.
needn’t book / don’t need to book
Diane was supposed to write to her parents last week. OUGHT. Diane ________________ to her parents last week.
ought to have written