Perfect Modals questionnaire

We ______________ to see that picturesque village. Now it's too late.

• could have gone

• may have gone

• would have gone

• needn't have

We ________________ that skyscraper. He's not an architect.

• can't designed

• wouldn't have designed

• must have designed

• can't have designed

Since she didn't come to the party, she __________________ the invitation.

• may have turned down

• may turned down

• might have turned down

• should have turned down

He _________________ exhausted after all the exercises done in PE.

• would have felt

• must have felt

• needn't feel

• could felt

We __________________ earlier. There's a huge traffic jam now.

• should leave

• can have left

• should have left

• would have left

I _____________________ you yesterday, but I couldn't leave the house because of the storm.

• would have met

• should have met

• can't have met

• needn't have met

You _______________________ me flowers! That's very kind of you.

• needn't

• needn't have bought

• needn't buy

• needn't have buy

We use would have...

• possibility to do something in the past which wasn't done in the end

• desire to do something which wasn't actually done because of external circumstances

• certainty that something didn't happen

• logical conclusion about an event in the past

• criticism or regret after an event

We use could have...

• possibility to do something in the past which wasn't done in the end

• desire to do something which wasn't actually done because of external circumstances

• certainty that something didn't happen

• logical conclusion about an event in the past

• criticism or regret after an event

We use should have...

• possibility to do something in the past which wasn't done in the end

• desire to do something which wasn't actually done because of external circumstances

• certainty that something didn't happen

• logical conclusion about an event in the past

• criticism or regret after an event