You couldn’t/don’t need to bring any special equipment with you; they have everything at the gym.
don't need to
There was no need to worry about the race because we won easily.
You ................................ about the race because we won easily. NEEDN'T
needn't have worried
Karen ... her father for a month so she was very happy to see him.
A hadn’t been seeing
B hadn’t saw
C hadn’t seen
D had seen no
C hadn’t seen
Did your mother usually bake a birthday cake for you?
Did your mother ................................ a birthday cake for you? USE
use to bake
All members are able to/must obey the club rules.
must
I was reading/had read a scary book when the front door opened.
was reading
We were playing outside but then it began to rain.
We ................................ it began to rain. WHEN
had been playing outside when
She came in the door then she heard the phone ring.
She ................................ in the door when she heard the phone ring. JUST
had just come
It’s not possible that you have lost your keys.
You ................................ lost your keys. HAVE
can't have
My sister refused to eat vegetables when she was little.
My sister ................................ vegetables when she was little. WOULD
would not eat
Her father always said that he could build a time machine.
Her father ................................ that he could build a time machine. USED
used to say
Ian says the children had better/ought stop playing so many video games.
had better
She had been living in the house already/for five years before she saw the ghost.
for
Mum ... the house all day and she looked exhausted.
A had been clean
B cleaned
C had been cleaning
D had cleaned
C had been cleaning
Where’s John? He must have/ought to have forgotten about today’s training session.
must have
The coach did all he could to help the players win the game.
The coach ................................ more to help the players win the game. COULD
could not have done more
Children sometimes visited the haunted house on the corner.
Children ................................ the haunted house on the corner. WOULD
would sometimes visit
Billy couldn’t climb up the 6-metre pole.
Billy ................................ climb up the 6-metre pole. ABLE
was not able to
I’m sure she grazed her knee when she fell on the tennis court.
She ................................ grazed her knee when she fell on the tennis court. HAVE
must have grazed
I watched a horror film on TV then I had supper.
I had supper ................................ a horror film on TV. AFTER
after I had watched
Darlene would hate/used to hate missing her favourite TV series when she was younger.
used to hate
The children drank too much cola at the party.
The children ................................ so much cola at the party.S H O U L D
should not have drunk
My cousin often saw aliens in his garden.
My cousin ................................ aliens in his garden. USED
used to see
You only bruised your arm; it could have been/had to be a lot worse.
could have been
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