Fill in the blank
Which modal verb?
Irregular past participles
100

My hair is a mess! I _____ (look) in the mirror before I went out.

My hair is a mess! I SHOULD'VE LOOKED in the mirror before I went out.

100

Events that were possible in the past but didn't happen.


could have

100

1) do 2) meet

1) done 2) met

200

I decided to study, even though I _____ (go) to the beach with my friends.

I decided to study, even though I COULD'VE GONE to the beach with my friends.

200

A good idea to do something in the past, but you didn't do it.

should have

200

1) go 2) drink

1) gone 2) drunk

300

I'm studying History at university, but if I'd got higher marks at school, I _____ (choose) Vet Science instead.

I'm studying History at university, but if I'd got higher marks at school, I WOULD'VE CHOSEN Vet Science instead.

300

Imagining something in the past that didn't happen (positive form).

would have

300

1) eat 2) begin 3) come

1) eaten 2) begun 3) come

400

Dean _____ (drive) home after the party last night. He drank too much alcohol.

Dean SHOULDN'T HAVE DRIVEN home after the party last night. He drank too much alcohol.

400

A bad idea to do something in the past, but you did it.

shouldn't have

400

1) throw 2) wear 3) wake

1) thrown 2) worn 3) woken
500

If I'd known you were asleep, I _____ (call) you so early this morning.

If I'd known you were asleep, I WOULDN'T HAVE CALLED you so early this morning.

500

Imagining something in the past that didn't happen (negative form).

wouldn't have

500

1) freeze 2) fly 3) keep

1) frozen 2) flown 3) kept