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  • 0. I’m really cold! I ___________________________________ (bring) my coat. (past advice / regret)
    I should have brought
  • . John ___________________________________ (call) Amy, but he didn’t have her number. (past willingness)
    would have called
  • I ___________________________________ (eat) so much chocolate! I feel sick! (
    shouldn't have eaten
  • I ___________________________________ (come) to see you! I didn’t know you were ill. (past willingness)
    I would have come
  • You ___________________________________ (buy) some milk at the shops. We don’t have any milk. (past advice / regret)
    should have bought
  • Andrew ___________________________________ (go) to Cambridge University, but he decided to travel instead. (past possibility)
    could have gone
  • The race was really difficult. She ___________________________________ (win) because she’s not fast enough. (past negative possibility)
    couldn't have won
  • 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
  • Luke ___________________________________ (pass) the exam if he’d studied a bit more. (past possibility)
    would have passed
  • . They ___________________________________ (come) to have breakfast with us, but they went to bed too late the night before. (past willingness)
    would have come
  • Our neighbours ___________________________________ (cut) down the tree in their garden. It was a really beautiful tree. (past negative advice / regret)
    shouldn't have cut
  • 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
  • They ___________________________________ (be) kinder to me. They were absolutely lovely. (past negative possibility)
    couldn't have been
  • 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
  • 5. The weather ___________________________________ (be) any worse! (past negative possibility)
    Couldn't have been
  • I ___________________________________ (buy) bread but I didn’t know we needed it. (past possibility)
    could've
  • You ___________________________________ (be) rude to him. He’s going to be really angry now. (past negative advice / regret)
    shouldn't have been
  • Lucy ___________________________________ (left) earlier. She missed her flight. (past advice / regret)
    should have left
  • She ___________________________________ (come) to the restaurant if she’d left work earlier. (past possibility)
    would have come
  • 4. We ___________________________________ (join) you at the restaurant, but we couldn’t get a babysitter. (past willingness)
    would have joined
  • Amanda ___________________________________ (finish) the work, but she felt ill and had to go home. (past willingness)
    would have finished
  • They ___________________________________ (win) the football match, but John hurt his ankle. (past possibility)
    could have won
  • . The children ___________________________________ (do) their homework last night. Then they wouldn’t be panicking on the way to school. (past advice / regret)
    should've done
  • I ___________________________________ (start) saving money years ago! (
    should have started
  • You ___________________________________ (take) this job. I can see you’re not enjoying it. (past negative advice / regret)
    shouldn't have taken