I was going to, but...
You didn't get married.
I was going to get married, but I...
"My tastes have changed."
I don't like the same things that I used to like.
I was late to work today.
You should have left earlier.
It's a shame you had such a lousy time on your ski vacation. You should have come to Hawaii with me instead.
You would have loved it there.
"I don't know why she married him. He ____ have been the only man in the village."
He must have been the only man in the village.
You were late to work.
I was going to be on time, but...
It's hard to make a living as an artist.
It's difficult to make money and support yourself as an artist.
A man was smoking on the train.
You should have moved to a different car.
It's a good thing that Joey and Derek broke up. All they do is fight!
They would have been unhappy together.
Jenna's not studying Chinese anymore. It _____ have been too difficult for her to learn Chinese and Japanese at the same time, but I don't know.
It might have been too difficult.
I wanted to be a lawyer.
I was going to be a lawyer, but...
Elle thought she would be a great lawyer, but she didn't pass the bar exam.
She received a failing grade on the test. We use didn't pass to say "failed," i.e. didn't pass inspection, didn't pass the class, etc.
Derek wanted to be a dancer, but his family talked him out of it.
He should have been a dancer.
Ellen was locked out of her apartment and had to spend the night on a park bench. When her friends found out, they were horrified.
"Why didn't you call me?" Barry asked. "I would have..."
I would have helped you.
Elena still loves Ben. She ____ break up with him.
She musn't break up with him.
Being a doctor used to be my dream job.
I was going to study medicine, but...
I wanted to be a firefighter when I was younger, but my mother talked me out of it.
They convinced me it was a bad idea.
I paid way too much money for that car!
It should have been cheaper, OR
I should have shopped around.
It was obvious that Joey and Ashton still had feelings for each other. It's a shame they broke off the engagement.
They would have been good together.
"When I was young, everyone thought I was a great singer. But I decided to become a lawyer instead. Looking back, I think I _____ have chosen the wrong career."
I think I may have chosen the wrong career.
OR
I think I might have chosen the wrong career.
I wish I were an artist.
I was going to be an artist, but I...
I was going to marry Tony, but I changed my mind.
Fiona found herself alone in a loveless marriage. And now at 72, where was she going to go? If only she had married Harry instead. If only she had listened to her heart instead of her overbearing father. But it was too late.
Fiona should have married her true love Harry.
If I knew then what I know now,
Things would have been very different.
Amy is always on time to work, but today she was one minute late.
She must have had some trouble at the bank.