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Should Have Exercises

The document contains two exercises related to using "should have" to express regret about past actions or situations. Exercise 1 asks students to match sentences expressing regret with possible causes. Exercise 2 provides sentences with a blank and asks students to choose the correct form of "should have" to complete each one. The exercises focus on helping students practice using "should have" to talk about past decisions or events that could have been better.

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Should Have Exercises

The document contains two exercises related to using "should have" to express regret about past actions or situations. Exercise 1 asks students to match sentences expressing regret with possible causes. Exercise 2 provides sentences with a blank and asks students to choose the correct form of "should have" to complete each one. The exercises focus on helping students practice using "should have" to talk about past decisions or events that could have been better.

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Exercise 1:

Match the sentences on the left to the appropriate ones on the right.
1.

My girlfriend left me.

a. I shouldn't have gone to bed so late last


night.
b. I should have prepared more
thoroughly.
c. I should have put on thicker socks.

2.

She won't be able to finish her dinner.

3.

This movie is really boring.

4.

I think that dress looks awful on her.

5.

This food is burnt.

d. She should have chosen a different


colour.
e. I should have been nicer to her.

6.

My feet are freezing!

f.

7.

I was really late for work today.

g. She shouldn't have ordered so much.

8.

The interview didn't go too well.

h. You shouldn't have left it in the oven so


long.

We should have chosen a romantic one.

Exercise 2:
Read the sentence and choose the one option a-d which best fits the space.

a.
b.
c.
d.

1. I've got a terrible headache. I all that beer.


shouldn't have drank
should've drink
should've drunk
shouldn't have drunk

a.
b.
c.
d.

2. I went to school yesterday, even though I felt ill. Today I feel even worse. I .
shouldn't have stayed at home
shouldn't have gone to work
should have stayed at home
should have gone to work

a.
b.
c.
d.

3. My kids are so spoiled. I should have with them.


been stricter
stricted
being stricter
been stricting

a.
b.
c.
d.

4. You didn't believe me, but I was telling the truth. You should me.
believed
have believed
have believe
have believing

a.
b.
c.
d.

5. Mary only married Doug for his money. Now he thinks his friends ... .
should have warned him about her.
shouldn't have warned him about her.
should have warned her about him.
shouldn't have warned her about him.

6. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, so he was injured in the crash. He should have it.
a. wore
b. wearing
c. worn
d. wored

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