Should(n't) have / could(n't) have
Of course, I was lucky. I ______ (break) a leg or I _____ (die) up there.
could have died
If Scott and his men ______ (walk) faster, they _____ (reach) the South Pole faster.
had walked
would have reached / could have reached
Nobody ____ (remember) Scott's expedition if the men ____ (not be) so brave.
would have remembered
hadn't been
What ____ you ____ (do) if they _____ (attack) you?
would ... have done, had attacked
We really _________ (shouldn't have been / couldn't have been) down there.
shouldn't have been
I ____ (attempt) the climb a few days earlier when the weather was better. I ____ (climb) when I did.
should have attempted
I shouldn't have climbed
If they _____ (not take) so many things, they ___ (not get) so tired.
hadn't taken
wouldn't have gotten
They ____ (find) the camp if they ____ (lost) the map.
would have found, hadn't lost
We ____ (not feel) nervous if we _____ (read) about their customs first.
wouldn't have felt, had read
Visibility was very poor. Any one of us on the dive _____ (might have found / should have found) ourselves trapped in the shipwreck at any time.
might have found
Unfortunately, I didn't even reach the summit. I ______ (get) there if the weather hadn't been so awful.
could have gotten
They ____ (be) more successful if they ___ (use) dogs to pull the sleds.
would have been, had used
_____ you _____ (plan) the trip better if you ____ (know) about the problems ahead?
Would .. have planned, had known
If she ____ (want) to come with us, we ____ (welcome) her.
The weather was very bad. If I _____ (had listened / would have listened) to the coastguard's warning, I certainly _____ (hadn't gone, wouldn't have gone) into the sea that morning.
had listened
wouldn't have gone
To be honest, nobody ____ (stop) me from climbing because I was determined to do it but I ______ (be) so stupid.
could have stopped
shouldn't have been
They ____ (might / not / die) if the weather ____ (not be) so terrible.
might not have died, hadn't been
If the explorers _____ (prepare) better, they _____ (succeed).
had prepared, would have succeeded
If you ____ (drive) slower, you _____ (have) an accident.
had driven, wouldn't have had
I suppose I should ____(realize / have realized) before we set off.
should have realized
Complete the text with could(n't) have and should(n't) have and the correct form of the verb:
I didn't know there was going to be a blizzard on the mountain. I ______ (check) the weather forecast before climbing, and I _______ (climb) alone - that was a big mistake.
should have checked
shouldn't have climbed
We ____ (not know) so much about the expedition if Scott ____ (not keep) a diary.
wouldn't have known
hadn't kept
The local people ____ (be) friendlier if we _____ (understand) their language.
would have been, had understood
If ____ (plan) the trip, we ____ (reach) our destination more quickly.
had planned, would have reached
If I ______ (had known / would have known) how dangerous it was, I _____ (hadn't gone / wouldn't have gone) diving in that shipwreck.
had known, wouldn't have gone