Past Modals Conversation Questions

These modal phrases help you talk about a past situation and imagine a different action or result:

[subject] + should have + [past participle]
[subject] + could have + [past participle]
[subject] + might have + [past participle]

Use each expression at least once to respond to the situations below.

Situations:

1. You went to bed at 3am last night, and this morning you slept past your alarm, which made you late for work.
2. Deedee studied all night for a test, and while doing the test, she fell asleep and didn't finish.
3. Hakim forgot to put his phone on silent and it rang loudly during a meeting.
4. You sent an email too fast and realized you attached a photo of yourself instead of the correct file.
5. You missed your flight because you left home thirty minutes late.
6. You stepped into the road without looking, and a bus just missed you.
7. When Harold tried to put his new TV on a TV stand, he dropped it and it cracked.
8. You saw an old friend from school, but you didn't say anything because you couldn't remember their name.
9. You talked to an interesting, attractive person at a party, but you didn't exchange contact information.

10. You made a joke that didn't work, and the mood got awkward.
11. Your date left early; you think you said the wrong thing.
12. Sophia took her dog into a store, and the dog knocked over a vase that cost $1000.
13. Donny shared a secret with James, and the next day, everyone knew about it.
14. Layla ignored pain in her tooth for weeks, and it got really bad.
15. You didn’t warm up before exercising and then you pulled a muscle.
16. You clicked a suspicious link and now your computer seems strange.
17. You posted a comment online while angry and regretted it later.
18. You lost your wallet, but you don’t know if you dropped it or it was stolen.
19. In 2020, you considered buying Nvidia stock, but you bought an expensive sofa instead.