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  • It's possible that I was out when you called. "I could ____(be) out when you called."
    I could have been out when you called.
  • You told your best friend Anna a secret. She told your best friend Tom. "You should ____(not tell) Tom my secret!"
    "You shouldn't have told Tom my secret!"
  • Dave might have got stuck in traffic. "Dave could ____(get) stuck in traffic."
    Dave could have got stuck in traffic.
  • You were right not to tell her the truth about Brian. She would ____(not believe) you anyway.
    She wouldn't have believed you anyway.
  • You friend didn't study for an exam, and he failed. "He should ____(study) for his exam."
    He should have studied for his exam.
  • Maybe you left your wallet in the bank. "You could ____(leave) your wallet in the bank."
    You could have left your wallet in the bank.
  • Darling, you could have hurt yourself.
    Oh well, it's not too bad - we could have lost everything.
    You should have told me your boss was a vegetarian.
  • Perhaps you left the caps lock key on. "You could ____(leave) the Caps Lock key on."
    You could have left the Caps Lock key on.
  • You cooked steak for a dinner party, but nobody told you that Gerard was a vegetarian. "Someone should ____(tell) me that Gerard was a vegetarian.".
    Someone should have told me that Gerard was a vegetarian.
  • I knew I shouldn't have gone to that hairdresser!
    Why did you give him your sweets. I'd have hit him!
    Oh well, they wouldn't have had room for my luggage anyway.
  • You should have told me your boss was a vegetarian.
    Darling, you could have hurt yourself.
    Oh well, it's not too bad - we could have lost everything.
  • Darling, you could have hurt yourself.
    You should have told me your boss was a vegetarian.
    Oh, well, it's not too bad - we could have lost everything.
  • Why did you give him your sweets. I'd have hit him!
    I knew I shouldn't have gone to that hairdresser!
    Oh well, they wouldn't have had room for my luggage anyway.
  • You've been waiting an hour for a bus because you thought a taxi was too expensive. We should ____(take) a taxi.
    We should have taken a taxi.
  • Why did you give him your sweets. I'd have hit him!
    Oh well, they wouldn't have had room for my luggage anyway.
    I knew I shouldn't have gone to that hairdresser!
  • Perhaps Kate's forgotten that we invited her. "Kate could ____(forget) that we invited her."
    Kate could have forgotten that we invited her.
  • You stayed out really late last night and now you're late for work. "I should ____(not stay) out late last night."
    I shouldn't have stayed out late last night.
  • Your friends' laptop was stolen from his car. "He should ____(not leave) it in his car."
    He shouldn't have left it in his car.
  • It's possible that Elena ate your sandwich. "Elena could ____(eat) your sandwich."
    Elena could have eaten your sandwich.
  • Why didn't you buy them that picture? I'm sure they would ____(like) it.
    I'm sure they would have liked it.
  • I like Kristen's new motorbike, but I would ____(buy) a bigger one.
    I would have bought a bigger one.
  • Your colleague has made a decision without discussing something with you first. "You should ___(discuss) it with me first.
    You should have discussed it with me first.
  • Jason may have caught an earlier train. "Jason could ____(catch) and earlier train."
    Jason could have caught an earlier train.
  • Maybe they went to the wrong place to meet us. "They could ___(go) to the wrong place to meet us."
    They could have gone to the wrong place to meet us.