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Grammar Regrets, speculation and habits

1

1. 
   shouldn’t have chosen
   
2. 
   could have predicted
   
3. 
   should have put
   
4. 
   would have done
   
5. 
   might have been
   
6. 
   would she have listened
   
7. 
   ought to have been taken
   
8. 
   must have wasted
   
9. 
   wouldn’t be
   
10. 
    could have made
    

2

1. 
   If we had given Murray a different role, he wouldn’t have resigned.
   
2. 
   If we had not been in such a rush, we would have made a better choice.
   
3. 
   If the users had been listened to, their views would have been taken into account.
   
4. 
   We would not have wasted one month if we had asked the right questions in the
   

first place.

5. 
   If we had got the project approval earlier, we would have been able to start correctly.
   
6. 
   We would not have had all these problems if we had made the right decisions!
   

3

1. 
   used to give
   
2. 
   get used to working
   
3. 
   used to be
   
4. 
   didn’t use to come
   
5. 
   used to make
   
6. 
   was / wasn’t used to using
   
7. 
   am still not used to typing
   

4

Kim regrets her decisions more.

5

1. 
   could have had
   
2. 
   could have earned
   
3. 
   should have stayed
   
4. 
   should have studied
   
5. 
   should have left
   
6. 
   could have lived
   

6

1. 
   If Grant had stayed at the accountancy firm he would have earned a lot more
   

money.

2. 
   If Kim had studied to become a vet, she would have been happier.
   
3. 
   If Grant hadn’t become a farmer, he would have had a much more stressful life. d If Kim had helped Grant start his farm, they might have got married!
   

7

Past: earn a lot of money, work in London, work under pressure

Now: work with animals, run my own business, have a slow pace of life

8

He used to earn a lot of money.

He didn’t use to work / He’s used to working with animals. He used to work in London.

He didn’t use to run / He’s used to running his own business. He didn’t use to have / He’s used to having a slow pace of life. He used to work under pressure.

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