1) I _________ danced all night. [I had the ability and desire.] a) could have b) should have c) would have 2) Terry _________ been a contender. [He had the ability and desire to fight in a heavy weight boxing championship fight.] a) could have b) should have c) would have 3) We _________ gone on vacation in June, but then I lost my job. [In the past, we had the ability and desire.] a) could have b) should have c) would have 4) Amy _________ graduated on time, but she had to drop two classes when she got sick. [She had the ability and desire.] a) could have b) should have c) would have 5) John _________ gone to the party, but he wisely decided to study for his test instead. [He had the ability and desire, but changed his mind.] a) could have b) should have c) would have 6) I _________ danced all night. [I regret that I left early.] a) could have b) should have c) would have 7) Terry _________ been a contender, but his brother, who was his manager, double-crossed him. [It was wrong that his brother denied him the opportunity.] a) could have b) should have c) would have 8) We _________ gone on vacation in June. It was so hot in July! [We regret that we didn't go in June.] a) could have b) should have c) would have 9) Amy _________ graduated on time, but she had to drop two classes when she got sick. [She regrets that she was not able to graduate on time.] a) could have b) should have c) would have 10) John _________ gone to the party, he really missed a good time! [He has regrets.] a) could have b) should have c) would have 11) I _________ danced all night if I did not have to get up early the next morning. a) could have b) should have c) would have 12) John _________ gone to the party, but he had to take his sister to the ER.  a) could have b) should have c) would have 13) Amy _________ graduated on time, but she had to drop two classes when she got sick. [We believe that the past would have been different.]  a) could have b) should have c) would have 14) We _________ gone on vacation in June, but then I lost my job. [We believe that the past would have been different if I had not lost my job.]  a) could have b) should have c) would have 15) He _________ been a contender if he had a better manager (not his sneaky and selfish brother). [We believe that the past would have been different.] a) could have b) should have c) would have

Modals -- could have, should have, would have

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