COULD / SOULD / MIGHT / MUST / SHOULD / COULD'VE / WOULD'VE / MIGHT'VE / MUST'VE / SHOULD'VE

Question 1

could = ?

Answer 1

could = podría

Question 2

would = ?

Answer 2

Would = ría / aba

Question 3

might = ?

Answer 3

might = puede que

Question 4

must = ?

Answer 4

must = ha de

Question 5

should / shall = ?

Answer 5

should / shall = debería

Question 6

could’ve = ?

Answer 6

pudo haber

Question 7

would’ve = ?

Answer 7

would’ve = habría / hubiera

Question 8

might’ve = ?

Answer 8

might’ve = puede que haya

Question 9

must’ve = ?

Answer 9

must’ve = ha de haber

Question 10

should’ve = ?

Answer 10

should’ve = debería haber

Question 11

A. The traffic’s awful !

B. There ________ been an accident.

Answer 11

A. The traffic’s awful !

B. There must’ve been an accident.

Question 12

A. The guy I met didn’t call me back.

B. He ________ liked you very much.

Answer 12

A. The guy I met didn’t call me back.

B. He might / must not have liked you very much.

Question 13

A. I was fed up with my boss and I quit this morning.

B. You ________ done that! You ________ waited for your bonus!

Answer 13

A. I was fed up with my boss and I quit this morning.

B. You shouldn’t have done that ! You should’ve waited for your bonus !

Question 14

A. What kind of computer are you going to get ?

B. I don’t know. My husband thinks I ________ get a Mac, but they ________ be too expensive.

Answer 14

A. What kind of computer are you going to get ?

B. I don’t know. My husband thinks I should get a Mac, but They might be toot expensive.

Question 15

A. I saw my coworker with her lover again.

B. She’s jeopardizing her marriage. She ________ dumped him long ago.

Answer 15

A. I saw my coworjer with her lover again.

B. She’s jeopardizing her marriage. She should’ve dumped him long ago.

Question 16

Frank didn’t get the position he applied for.

B. Well, he ________ filled the bill.

Answer 16

A. Frank didn’t get the position he applied for.
B. Well, he must not have filled the bill.
(Fill the bill = dar el ancho)

Question 17

You ________ cooked the meat for so long ! It’s really tough !
B. How long ________ cooked it for ?

Answer 17

A. You shouldn’t have cooked the meat for so long ! It’s really tough!
B. How long should I have cooked it for ?
(en las preguntas no se hace contracción)

Question 18

A. ________ we order champagne ?

B. Are you kidding ? It ________ at least 100 dollars !

Answer 18

A. Should we order champagne ?
B. Are you kidding ? It must be at least 100 dollars !
(“should” también puede usarse para hacer propuestas)

Question 19

A. I left because it was late and you hadn’t shown up.

B. ________ you ________ waited for me for a few minutes ?

Answer 19

A. I left because it was late and you hadn’t shown up.

B. Couldn’t you have waited for me for a few minutes ?

Question 20

A. No one knows where Jim is.

B. He ________ gone to Chicago. I heard his mom was sick.

Answer 20

A. No one knows where Jim is.

B. He must’ve gone to Chicago. I heard his mom was sick.

Question 21

¿Qué hubieras hecho en mi lugar?

Answer 21

What would you have done in my place ?

Question 22

¿Te molestaría dejar de decir groserías?

Answer 22

Would you mind stopping swearing?

Question 23

¿Invitamos a todos los de la oficina?

Answer 23

Should we invite everybody at the office?

Question 24

Sabe horrible. Se te ha de haber olvidado ponerle algún ingrediente.

Answer 24

It tastes awful. You musst’ve missed an ingredient.

Question 25

No entiendo por qué no pudiste haberme mandado un mensaje para avisarme.

Answer 25

I don’t understand why you couldn’t have sent me a message to let me know.