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Modal Perfect Could HaveSet 6

1I ..... promoted last year but I preferred to stay on the shop floor.
2Last Christmas, I found a guitar in my living room. My boyfriend ..... it.
3When I was young, I ..... the house at any time I wanted.
4When he woke up, he realized that the things he had dreamt about could not ..... have happened.
5Lucy could have gone to London with her family .....
6She ..... have taken the money; she wasn't even here.
7"Where's my wallet? It's not here." - "You ..... it, or maybe it's at home."
8We ..... go shopping if we had enough time.
9Choose the correct option:Jacob couldn't/ could have known the answers. I'm sure someone told him the answers.
10She ..... (come) to the restaurant if she'd left work earlier. (past possibility)
11Discuss the nuance of 'could have' in the sentence 'They could have won the game if they had played better'.
12To show that we ar sure that something is not true about the past we use CAN'T/COULDN'T HAVE.
13It was bad, but it ..... have been worse!
14He ..... (finish) a 500-page book in a single day!
15Had he wanted, he ..... have completed the project by now.
16We would learn a lot from dolphins if they .....
17What do we use to talk about a possibility in the past that did not happen?
18Identify the verb or verb phrase:He could certainly have come today.
19The damage caused by Russian meteorite .....
20But for their help, we ..... the program in time.
21Since you've asked for my opinion, I think the renovation has gone well, but you ..... spent more money on the lighting.
22I ..... have helped her if she had asked.
23They arrived too late. They ..... the bus.
24"I could have asked my brother to lift the table." It may be concluded that .....
25I ..... known about this faulty wiring. I would have noticed it.
26It all happened so quickly that I really ..... expected it.
27I ..... have missed the train if I had woken up late as the train arrived as scheduled.
28I don't think Max broke your vase because he wasn't here then.
29When I was on a lecture I ..... asked professor about my problem, but I didn't.
30What is the modal that demonstrate the person isn't completely sure?
31You are writing a history report about an event where the cause is unknown. Which sentence is most appropriate?
32They're 30 minutes late. They COULD HAVE GOT lost.
33We ..... avoided the delay if we'd left earlier.
34She ..... chosen a different career path, but she followed her passion.
35We ..... to see that picturesque village. Now it's too late.
36..... to call me back?
37That couple ..... (think) much of the show. They lest after only 20 minutes!
38We ..... if he had known about it.
39I ..... go to the party last night because I was (V.2) sick. (not)
40Could of OR could have
41If I had studied harder, I ..... have passed the test.
42I couldn$^{'}$t ..... it even though I had wanted.
43They ..... have forgotten the meeting if they didn't check their calendar.
44This book is 600 pages long. You ..... it in one day!
45You shouldn't have done it. You ..... have fallen!
46Berkay was in the store when it was robbed. He ..... who did it.
47He could have bought a new car, .....?
48CEOs, in the 1950s and 1960s, ..... the so-called "stakeholder capitalism" .
49He ..... committed the crime, as he had both the motive and the opportunity.
50Why didn't you call me? I ..... have given you a ride yesterday!
51We ..... do it by midday if we had the instruments.
52Mike ..... your bag. He was with me all the time.
53The police couldn't ..... done more to uncover the mystery behind this tragedy.
54Jill seemed very tired today. She ..... slept well last night.
55I knew they ..... the project before deadline.
56I ..... gone to the game, but I needed to catch up on homework.
57I'm not sure, but he ..... taken the wrong train.
58Chose the word: They ..... read a book.
59Jane wasn't at work yesterday. She ..... sick.
60They ..... (be) kinder to me. They were absolutely lovely. (past negative possibility)
61What a great day! I ..... not have asked for more.