Question

choose the correct answers (must have, couldn’t have, need not, dare not, should have, shouldn’t have, would

have, wouldn’t have)

1. We __________ go out today if you are too tired.

2. You __________ told me you are unwell.

3. I __________ got ice cream if I knew you have a sore throat.

4. I __________ made you a cup of hot chocolate instead.

5. You __________ played in the rain yesterday.

6. You __________ caught the cold then.

7. As for myself, I __________ play in the rain because I had fever last week.

8. Never mind. You __________ known you would fall ill.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1 couldn't have .

2should have .

3dare not

4must have.

5 wouldn't have

6 would have

7need not.

8 shouldn't have .

Answer 2

1. We need not go out today if you are too tired.

2. You should have told me you are unwell.

3. I wouldn't have got ice-cream if I knew you have a sore throat.

4. I would have made you a cup of hot chocolate instead.

5. You shouldn't have played in the rain yesterday.

6. You must have caught the cold then.

7. As for myself, I dare not play in the rain because I had a fever last week.

8. Never mind. You couldn't have known you would fall ill.

• need not - conveys a possibility of not doing something.
• should have - conveys advice.
• wouldn't have - conveys a possibility of not doing something with respect to something else.
• would have - conveys a possibility of doing something.
• shouldn't have - conveys advice.
• must have - conveys a possibility.
• dare not - conveys an order/surety of something.
• couldn't have - conveys the possibility of something not happening.