4.5 PRESENT AND PAST MODALS

I told you this would happen! You should ___________ to me!

• listen

• have listened

You _____________ ignore her advice. She knows what she’s saying, trust me.

• ought not to

• ought to

I ________________ buy this dictionary. There’s an online version for free!

• needn’t have bought

• didn’t need to

You look ill. You __________ stay at home today.

• would better

• had better

I don’t know when her birthday is. I _______________ her last week when I saw her.

• ought to ask

• ought to have asked

Why did you leave so soon? You ________________ for us!

• should wait

• should have waited

There were no more cheap tickets, so we________________ the full price.

• had to pay

• needn’t have paid

Mike isn’t very good at buying presents, so you

_______________________ him for advice.

• had better not ask

• had better don’t ask

All the prices were reduced, so we _____________________a lot of money to get what we wanted.

• didn’t need to spend

• needn’t have spent

You ______________ more careful with your money. You always spend it too quickly!

• ought to be

• ought to have been