Question 1
You _____ your passport to the airport. The airline accepted your digital copy at check-in.
Options: needn't have brought, can't have brought
Travel Mistakes & Misunderstandings
This is a fill-in-the-blank exercise. Click on each blank and choose the correct answer from the dropdown. Some sentences may have more than one blank, so make sure you complete all of them.
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Question 2
I _____ a taxi from the airport. My friend was already waiting there to pick me up.
Options: needn't have booked, can't have booked
Question 3
She _____ her flight. She's posting photos from Paris right now.
Options: can't have missed, needn't have missed
Question 4
We _____ so much cash. Every shop and restaurant in the city accepted credit cards.
Options: needn't have exchanged, can't have exchanged
Question 5
The hotel receptionist _____ our booking. She found our reservation immediately in the system.
Options: can't have lost, needn't have lost
Question 6
They _____ winter clothes. The weather was warm all week.
Options: needn't have packed, can't have packed
Question 7
He _____ at the wrong terminal. His boarding pass shows Terminal 3, and he's at Terminal 3.
Options: can't have arrived, needn't have arrived
Question 8
I _____ a visa in advance. They issued one on arrival within minutes.
Options: needn't have applied for, can't have applied for
Question 9
They _____ their connecting flight. The airline confirmed they're checked in for the next leg to Rome.
Options: can't have missed, needn't have missed
Question 10
The customs officer _____ our luggage. We just walked through the green channel without being stopped.
Options: can't have checked, needn't have checked
Question 11
We _____ travel guides before the trip. The hotel provided detailed maps and recommendations for free.
Options: needn't have purchased, can't have purchased
Question 12
You _____ the train schedule wrong. Your ticket shows 14:30, and the board displays the same time.
Options: can't have read, needn't have read
Practise Travel Mistakes & Misunderstandings with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 12 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Travel Mistakes & Misunderstandings in everyday English.
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