COULDNT or MIGHT NOT

1. Unfortunately, James and Michelle had already made plans, so they couldn't come with us
to the exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art.
2. They hae had seeral ma!or snow storms in the mountains durin" the last month. #e had
better call the hi"hway patrol to chec$ road conditions. The road to %mithsille might not be
passable.
&. #e should call Tim before we "o oer to his house' he might not be there. ( don)t want to
drie all the way there for nothin".
*. (n order to win the pie eatin" contest, +orman would hae to eat sixteen pies in ten
minutes. ,e couldn't possibly eat that many pies - he would explode.
/. ( $now 0e wants to "o to the ballet with us, but we)d better call her before we "et her
tic$et. %he wor$s #ednesday ni"hts, and she might not be able to "et time off that eenin".
1. %usan couldn't hear the spea$er because the crowd was cheerin" so loudly.
2. (t might not be a bad idea to ta$e some snac$s alon" while we)re hi$in". 3ast time, we "ot
so hun"ry we had to come bac$ early without finishin" the hi$e.
4. Jerry mi"ht be an"ry, or he might not. 5ou neer really $now with him because he)s so
temperamental.
6. Jerry couldn't be an"ry at me. ()e neer done anythin" to upset him.
17. The lamp might not be bro$en. Maybe the li"ht bulb !ust burned out.
11. #hen you were a child, you could swim from here to the little island in the middle of the
rier, couldn't you8 At least, that)s what your father told me.
12. %he couldn't possibly be the winner of the talent show. The other acts were much better
than hers.
1&. 9ran$ and %arah couldn't "et tic$ets to the concert. The concert was sold out a little oer
an hour after tic$ets went on sale.
1*. ( heard that band is really popular, and tic$ets sell out :uic$ly. 5ou might not "et tic$ets if
you wait too lon".
1/. That concert has been sold out for wee$s. 5ou couldn't "et tic$ets een if you $new the
band personally. (t)s impossible.
11. (t might not be a bad idea to "et a car alarm for your new sports car. +ew cars tend to
attract thiees.
12. That couldn't possibly be Mr. Jones. ,e)s lost so much wei"ht that he loo$s li$e a
completely different person.
14. 5ou couldn't do the !ob if you didn)t spea$ Arabic fluently.
16. Jane and ;ill might not hae "otten the initation to the party. <erhaps, that)s why they
didn)t show up. ( doubt they would actually s$ip your birthday party - they)re your best
friends.
27. ( couldn't hae left my $eys at %imon)s house. ( wouldn)t hae been able to drie home if
( had done that. They must be somewhere here in the apartment. 3et)s $eep loo$in".