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AST Odals Should Have Would Have: A. Write in The Past Participles (3 Form) of These Verbs

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PAST MODALS: “SHOULD HAVE… WOULD HAVE…”

• Watch the video clips and listen to the mistakes described.


• Fill in the missing words to describe what the mistake was.
• Use “should have…” and “would have…” to give your opinions or suggestions about
the past actions.

A. Write in the past participles (3rd form) of these verbs.


___________given____________
give _ sell __________sold______________
wait __________waited____________ use __________used_____________
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do __________done______________ keep __________kept_____________
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commit __________committed_______ gamble __________gambled_________
put __________put________________ buy __________bought__________
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get __________got________________ invest __________invested_________
go __________gone______________ save __________saved____________
sign __________sung______________ write __________written__________
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be __________been______________ measure __________measured_______
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drop __________dropped__________ check __________checked_________
say __________said_______________ speak __________spoken___________
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borrow __________borrowed________ call __________called____________
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ask __________asked_____________ wear __________worn____________
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make __________made_____________ try __________tried_____________
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think __________thought__________ see __________seen_____________
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know __________known____________ plan __________planned_________
_ _

B. Give your opinions and suggestions on the past mistakes described in the video.
What would you have done in that situation? What should the person involved
have done or not done?
Mistake 10
Ronald Wayne __sold__ his shares in Apple for just $800. Today, those same shares would
be worth __more than 700 billion dollars__.

What should Ronald Wayne have done?


He should have waited a little longer and didn't sell his shares_____________________________

Mistake 9
Bill Gates made a billion dollar mistake by not adding __search engines__ to Microsoft.

What should Bill Gates have done?


He should have believed in the idea and took advantage of its popularity____________________

Mistake 8
The burglars used ___Permanent markers__ to disguise their faces when they committed a
robbery.

What should the men have done?


They should have made balaclavas with shirts._________________________________________________

Mistake 7
Janete Lee gave all of her money away to __educational programs, community services and
political organizations__

Would you have given the money away? What would you have done with it?
I would have used some of the money to help my family with her economic issues and
another part in my company.

Mistake 6
A man started a fire as __a signal for help__, but it got out of control and killed many people.

What should the man have done?


He should have written SOS on the ground with stones or branches___________________________
Mistake 5
Etta May was so nervous when she went to collect her _prize_ that she asked her son to
sign for it and collect her winnings. Her son claimed the money and then he spent all the
money

What should Etta May have done?

She should have called a friend to accompany her______________________________________________

Mistake 4
A burglar ___he left his name written___ when he broke into a building.

What should Peter Addison have done?


He should have been more cautious.____________________________________________________________

Mistake 3
A French railway operator forgot to ____double-check the measurements______, so the trains
delivered were __too big__ for the stations.

What should the railway company have done?


They should have required their employees to measure trains again__________________________

Mistake 2
An employee of a firework factory dropped some __drop of fireworks__ and started a huge
__fire __

What could the company have done to prevent the fire?


They should have protected the fireworks in case of falling_____________________________________

Mistake 1
Evelyn Adams won the ____lottery twice____ but she spent it all __gambling in nearby
Atlantic City___

What should Evelyn have done? What would you have done with the money?
She should have set up her own company, like a casino.________________________________________

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