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A. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES. USE SHOULD HAVE OR SHOULDN’T HAVE AND THE VER IN PARENTHESES.
1. I’m so sorry! I would have sent () a thank-you card sooner.
2. I wouldn´t have given (give) my boss my number. Now he calls me on Sundays!
3. We should have called (call) Kim on her birthday. I hope she isn’t hurt.
4. Tom shouldn't have posted (post) those embarrasing photos on his website.
5. I apologize. We should have told (tell) you the meeting was canceled.
B. COMPLETE THE CONVERSATION WITH SHOULD HAVE, SHOULDN’T HAVE, WOULD HAVE OR WOULDN’T HAVE.
A: I invited my neighbors over for dinner, and they arrived over an hour late. Isn’t that inconsiderate? What
should have you have done?
B: I probably should have said anything.
A: Really? But I was so irritared! Next at dinner, they asked how much money we make. I shouldn´t have
told them, but I was so shocked that I did.
B: No way! But they really wouldn´t have asked you that.
A: Then, they got up and left in the middle of dinner. They should have stayed until the end, don’t
you think?
B: Of course. I should have left early.
A: Anyway, can you imagine? Have you ever done any of these things?
C. READ THE SENTENCE. WRITE ADVICE USING SHOULD HAVE OR SHOULDN’T HAVE.
1. Margot drove very fast and got a speeding ticket. She shouldn't have driven too fast lest they get a ticket.
2. Andy didn´t study for the test, and he got a very bad grade. He should have studied for him to get a good
grade.
3. Martin didn´t apologize for being late. He should have apologized for being late.
4. Her children didn’t help her cook dinner. They should have helped him cook dinner.
D. READ EACH SENTENCE. WRITE A SUGGESTION USING WOULD HAVE OR WOULDN´T HAVE.
1. Why didn’t Paula offer to help? I would have known she would tell you, but I don't know.
2. Why didn’t Carl invite Sandra to the party? I wouldn't have invited her because she gets intense when she
drinks.
3. Why didn´t Lester take a gift? I would have taken a gift if it was him.
4. Why did Angela talk to him? I wouldn't have talked to her knowing what she did.
B. REWRITE THE CONVERSATION USING MAY, MIGHT COULD, OR MUST HAVE. (MORE THAN ONE ANSWER IS
POSSIBLE).
B: Yes, I´m sure it was a hoax. Yes, but it must have been a hoax.
B: Maybe they wanted to sell it to the newspapers. They may have wanted to sell it to the newspapers.
C. REWRITE THE BOLD SENTENCES. USE MAY (NOT), MIGHT (NOT), MUST (NOT), OR COULD (NOT) + HAVE.
1. There aren’t any messages on my phone. I’m almost certain that he didn’t call.
They must not havecalled.
2. That animal had a long tail. It´s posible that it was a cat.
It might have been a cat
3. The clock says 3 o´clock, but that´s imposible. I´m sure the clock stopped.
It could have been that the clock stopped.
4. I heard a loud noise during the Night. I´m guessing that it was an ambulance.
It could have been an ambulance.
5. There wasn´t any food in the refrigerator. I´m sure they didn´t go to the grocery store.
They may not have gone to the grocery store.
6. My brother hasn´t gone to work all week. I´m almost certain that he lost his job.
You may have lost your job.
Nowadays, in social networks there are countless news in which they can be fake and they are usually so
attractive, funny, even become so real, that people tend to be fooled so easily.
E. READ THE ARTICLE. WRITE H (HOAX) OR F (FACT) FOR THE SENTENCES.
1. Someone moved a shark from one photo to another. H
2. Sharks were swimming on the streets of New York, Miami, and Houston. H
3. You can charge a phone with a onion. H
4. A glass building can create enough heat to melt parts of a car. F
G. WHY DO YOU THINK PEOPLE MADE THESE HOAXES? USE MODALS + HAVE
Example: They could have thought it was funny / they might have wanted to see what would happen.
They may have seemed so real to you that you easily believe what you are seeing.