Past modals and phrasal modals of obligation

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Jan ──── ignored the problem because it only got worse.

• should have

• shouldn’t have

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I ──── go on vacation, but I didn’t save enough money.

• was supposed to

• didn’t have to

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Yoko ──── ignore her parents’ advice, but she did.

• wasn't supposed to

• needed to

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He fixed the leak himself, so he ──── a plumber.

• didn’t need to call

• should have called

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When I got older, I ──── learn to solve my own problems.

• Had to

• wasn’t supposed to

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I ──── book my flight so early, but I wanted a good seat.

• needed to

• didn’t have to