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Some sentences may have more than one blank, so make sure you complete all of them.",1,[11,33,51,70,89,108,127,146,163,182,201,220],{"id":12,"sentenceTemplate":13,"displayOrder":14,"explanation":15,"exampleSentence":16,"blanks":17},"019d4e1d-b6d0-707c-8ea1-c6e320a9220c","If the investors had been more cautious, the company __1__ such a catastrophic financial collapse.",0,"Use 'might not have + past participle' to express a hypothetical possibility in the past that didn't happen. It shows speculation about an alternative outcome.","If she had studied harder, she might not have failed the exam.",[18],{"id":19,"blankNumber":9,"options":20},"019d4e1d-b6cf-7997-9d2e-97dbd73909c5",[21,25,29],{"id":22,"optionText":23,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e1d-b6cf-785f-9d2e-97dbd5305f17","might not have faced",true,{"id":26,"optionText":27,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e1d-b6cf-78fb-9d2e-97dbd5b3d481","couldn't have faced",false,{"id":30,"optionText":31,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e1d-b6cf-794b-9d2e-97dbd6a071a2","shouldn't have faced",2,{"id":34,"sentenceTemplate":35,"displayOrder":9,"explanation":36,"exampleSentence":37,"blanks":38},"019d4e1d-b6d0-71f8-8ea1-c6e322f9f612","The negotiation __1__ more smoothly if both parties had been willing to compromise from the start.","Use 'could have + past participle' to express a past possibility or potential outcome that didn't occur. It indicates what was theoretically possible under different circumstances.","The project could have succeeded if we had received adequate funding.",[39],{"id":40,"blankNumber":9,"options":41},"019d4e1d-b6d0-71b0-8ea1-c6e322a5506c",[42,45,48],{"id":43,"optionText":44,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7120-8ea1-c6e3210b95a1","could have gone",{"id":46,"optionText":47,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7154-8ea1-c6e321a91966","must have gone",{"id":49,"optionText":50,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7178-8ea1-c6e321b60eda","can't have gone",{"id":52,"sentenceTemplate":53,"displayOrder":54,"explanation":55,"exampleSentence":56,"blanks":57},"019d4e1d-b6d0-73d0-8ea1-c6e3270f6012","Had the regulations been stricter, the environmental disaster __1__ entirely.",3,"Use 'might have been + past participle' (passive) to express a hypothetical possibility in the past. It shows speculation about what could have happened under different conditions.","If the warning had been issued earlier, lives might have been saved.",[58],{"id":59,"blankNumber":9,"options":60},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7394-8ea1-c6e32631441e",[61,64,67],{"id":62,"optionText":63,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e1d-b6d0-732c-8ea1-c6e32501e362","might have been avoided",{"id":65,"optionText":66,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7354-8ea1-c6e325c5ec94","must have been avoided",{"id":68,"optionText":69,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7378-8ea1-c6e325ea35b3","can't have been avoided",{"id":71,"sentenceTemplate":72,"displayOrder":73,"explanation":74,"exampleSentence":75,"blanks":76},"019d4e1d-b6d0-75e4-8ea1-c6e32b19fdce","The entire crisis __1__ if someone had questioned the initial assumptions earlier, but it's impossible to be certain.",5,"Use 'might have been + past participle' (passive) to express a hypothetical possibility about prevention in the past. It shows speculation about an alternative outcome.","The accident might have been prevented if safety protocols had been followed.",[77],{"id":78,"blankNumber":9,"options":79},"019d4e1d-b6d0-759c-8ea1-c6e32b04d4f4",[80,83,86],{"id":81,"optionText":82,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7538-8ea1-c6e329be12ad","might have been prevented",{"id":84,"optionText":85,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e1d-b6d0-755c-8ea1-c6e32a9b6344","should have been prevented",{"id":87,"optionText":88,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e1d-b6d0-757c-8ea1-c6e32a9da721","must have been prevented",{"id":90,"sentenceTemplate":91,"displayOrder":92,"explanation":93,"exampleSentence":94,"blanks":95},"019d4e1d-b6d0-76c8-8ea1-c6e32e4c7ea8","Had the government intervened sooner, the economic downturn __1__ so severe.",6,"Use 'might not have been' to express a hypothetical negative possibility in the past. It indicates speculation about how things could have been different.","If we had taken precautions, the damage might not have been so extensive.",[96],{"id":97,"blankNumber":9,"options":98},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7690-8ea1-c6e32d776b34",[99,102,105],{"id":100,"optionText":101,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e1d-b6d0-762c-8ea1-c6e32bc1b86c","might not have been",{"id":103,"optionText":104,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e1d-b6d0-764c-8ea1-c6e32c884473","can't have been",{"id":106,"optionText":107,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7670-8ea1-c6e32cf3fdad","shouldn't have been",{"id":109,"sentenceTemplate":110,"displayOrder":111,"explanation":112,"exampleSentence":113,"blanks":114},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7880-8ea1-c6e332a86b39","If the warning signs had been heeded, the organization __1__ such a damaging scandal.",8,"Use 'could have + past participle' to express an unrealized possibility in the past. It shows what was possible under different circumstances.","If they had acted sooner, they could have avoided the legal complications.",[115],{"id":116,"blankNumber":9,"options":117},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7848-8ea1-c6e332a77ab0",[118,121,124],{"id":119,"optionText":120,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e1d-b6d0-77e8-8ea1-c6e331193afb","could have avoided",{"id":122,"optionText":123,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7808-8ea1-c6e33168e482","must have avoided",{"id":125,"optionText":126,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7828-8ea1-c6e33238faa5","should avoid",{"id":128,"sentenceTemplate":129,"displayOrder":130,"explanation":131,"exampleSentence":132,"blanks":133},"019d4e1d-b6d0-795c-8ea1-c6e33554a198","The policy __1__ very differently if the opposition had gained control of the legislature.",9,"Use 'might have been + past participle' (passive) to express a hypothetical possibility in the past. It shows speculation about an alternative past scenario.","The law might have been passed if there had been more support in parliament.",[134],{"id":135,"blankNumber":9,"options":136},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7928-8ea1-c6e33470cff8",[137,140,143],{"id":138,"optionText":139,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e1d-b6d0-78c4-8ea1-c6e333535729","might have been implemented",{"id":141,"optionText":142,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e1d-b6d0-78e8-8ea1-c6e33362ced7","must have been implemented",{"id":144,"optionText":145,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7908-8ea1-c6e333bffc34","can't have been implemented",{"id":147,"sentenceTemplate":148,"displayOrder":149,"explanation":150,"exampleSentence":151,"blanks":152},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7a4c-8ea1-c6e338a485bc","If the initial forecast had been accurate, investors __1__ billions in losses.",10,"Use 'could have + past participle' to express an unrealized possibility or missed opportunity in the past. It shows what was theoretically possible.","If we had known about the risks, we could have avoided the investment entirely.",[153],{"id":154,"blankNumber":9,"options":155},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7a14-8ea1-c6e33880939c",[156,158,160],{"id":157,"optionText":120,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e1d-b6d0-79b0-8ea1-c6e3362f5449",{"id":159,"optionText":123,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e1d-b6d0-79d0-8ea1-c6e33706de5a",{"id":161,"optionText":162,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e1d-b6d0-79f4-8ea1-c6e337caa940","might avoid",{"id":164,"sentenceTemplate":165,"displayOrder":166,"explanation":167,"exampleSentence":168,"blanks":169},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7b34-8ea1-c6e33b886407","Given the alibi and multiple witness testimonies, the suspect __1__ the crime.",11,"Use 'can't have + past participle' to express a strong deduction that something was impossible in the past. The evidence makes the action logically impossible.","She can't have been at the scene; she was in another country at the time.",[170],{"id":171,"blankNumber":9,"options":172},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7afc-8ea1-c6e33b4dc12d",[173,176,179],{"id":174,"optionText":175,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7a98-8ea1-c6e3397e69fd","can't have committed",{"id":177,"optionText":178,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7abc-8ea1-c6e339ee79d0","might not have committed",{"id":180,"optionText":181,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7adc-8ea1-c6e33ab66e5f","shouldn't have committed",{"id":183,"sentenceTemplate":184,"displayOrder":185,"explanation":186,"exampleSentence":187,"blanks":188},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7c18-8ea1-c6e33d20addd","Had the technology been available then, scientists __1__ the breakthrough decades earlier.",12,"Use 'could have + past participle' to express a hypothetical past possibility that didn't occur. It indicates what would have been possible under different conditions.","If the resources had been available, they could have completed the research sooner.",[189],{"id":190,"blankNumber":9,"options":191},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7be0-8ea1-c6e33cf98710",[192,195,198],{"id":193,"optionText":194,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7b7c-8ea1-c6e33c17c090","could have achieved",{"id":196,"optionText":197,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7ba4-8ea1-c6e33cbc62f2","must have achieved",{"id":199,"optionText":200,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7bc4-8ea1-c6e33ce2a4d4","would achieve",{"id":202,"sentenceTemplate":203,"displayOrder":204,"explanation":205,"exampleSentence":206,"blanks":207},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7d00-8ea1-c6e33eefa546","The architect __1__ so many expensive materials; simpler alternatives would have been equally effective.",13,"Use 'needn't have + past participle' to express that a past action was unnecessary, even though it was done.","We needn't have hired extra staff; the existing team could have managed the workload.",[208],{"id":209,"blankNumber":9,"options":210},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7cc8-8ea1-c6e33e9b1429",[211,214,217],{"id":212,"optionText":213,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7c60-8ea1-c6e33e1dbcba","needn't have specified",{"id":215,"optionText":216,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7c84-8ea1-c6e33e23b151","couldn't have specified",{"id":218,"optionText":219,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7ca8-8ea1-c6e33e819154","might not have specified",{"id":221,"sentenceTemplate":222,"displayOrder":223,"explanation":224,"exampleSentence":225,"blanks":226},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7dec-8ea1-c6e340968436","If the initial proposal had been more realistic, the project __1__ approved, but it is impossible to be certain.",14,"Use 'might have been + past participle' (passive) to express a hypothetical possibility in the past. It shows speculation about an alternative outcome.","If the conditions had been better, the event might have been held outdoors.",[227],{"id":228,"blankNumber":9,"options":229},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7db4-8ea1-c6e340727250",[230,233,236],{"id":231,"optionText":232,"isCorrect":24,"displayOrder":14},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7d48-8ea1-c6e33f5d2947","might have been",{"id":234,"optionText":235,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":9},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7d74-8ea1-c6e34031e0c3","must have been",{"id":237,"optionText":238,"isCorrect":28,"displayOrder":32},"019d4e1d-b6d0-7d94-8ea1-c6e3404aac2d","should have been",{"title":240,"slug":241,"language":242},"Modals in the past","modals-in-the-past","en"]