Could, Would or Should?
(Use the negative if necessary i.e. couldn’t, wouldn’t, shouldn’t)
1. He _________ try and catch the plane, but it is leaving in 10 mins.
2. She _________ try and catch the plane, there’s still 10 mins before it takes off.
3. She _________ try and catch the plane if there was more time.
4. It _________ be true that McDonald’s burgers use real ingredients.
5. It _________ be true that McDonald’s burgers use real ingredients, but because it’s so cheap, I know they don’t.
6. It _________ be true that McDonald’s burgers use real ingredients, but because it’s so cheap, they probably don’t.
7. “There _________ be another way to solve this question, I’m sure of it!”
8. “There _________ be another way of solving this question, this is the only way right?”
9. “There _________ be another way of solving this question, would there?”
10. “_________ you please explain why you thought breaking the vase was a good idea?”
11. “_________ you be explaining why breaking the vase was a good idea and not coming up with excuses?”
12. “You _________ be in this situation if you had just left the vase alone.”
13. “I heard you have to wait in line for a whole day to get the new iphone, who _________ want to do that?”
14. “I heard you have to wait in line for a whole day to get the new iphone, who _________ do that?”
15. “Are you waiting in line for the new iphone? It will take a whole day, you _________.”
16. “He _________ be able to breathe under water for that long, that’s not humanly possible!”
17. “_________ it be possible that he can breathe under water for that long?”
18. “He _________ be able to breathe under water for that long if it wasn’t for his vigorous training regime.”
19. It _________ take an army of people to build something that big
20. It _________ take an army of people to build something that big, but somehow they did it with a lot less.
21. “How many people would it take to build that?” – “I’m not sure, it _________ take an army of people to build something that big”
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Answers
1. He could try and catch the plane, but it is leaving in 10 mins.
2. She could/should try and catch the plane, there’s still 10 mins before it takes off.
3. She would try and catch the plane if there was more time.
4. It could be true that McDonald’s burgers use real ingredients.
5. It would be true that McDonald’s burgers use real ingredients, but because it’s so cheap, I know they don’t.
6. It could be true that McDonald’s burgers use real ingredients, but because it’s so cheap, they probably don’t.
7. “There should be another way to solve this question, I’m sure of it!”
8. “There couldn’t/shouldn’t be another way of solving this question, this is the only way right?”
9. “There wouldn’t be another way of solving this question, would there?”
10. “Could/would you please explain why you thought breaking the vase was a good idea?”
11. “Shouldn’t you be explaining why breaking the vase was a good idea and not coming up with excuses?”
12. “You wouldn’t be in this situation if you had just left the vase alone.”
13. “I heard you have to wait in line for a whole day to get the new iphone, who would want to do that?”
14. “I heard you have to wait in line for a whole day to get the new iphone, who could/would do that?”
15. “Are you waiting in line for the new iphone? It will take a whole day, you shouldn’t.”
16. “He shouldn’t be able to breathe under water for that long, that’s not humanly possible!”
17. “Should it be possible that he can breathe under water for that long?”
18. “He wouldn’t/couldn’t be able to breathe under water for that long if it wasn’t for his vigorous training regime.”
19. It would take an army of people to build something that big
20. It should take an army of people to build something that big, but somehow they did it with a lot less.
21. “How many people would it take to build that?” – “I’m not sure, it could take an army of people to build something that big”
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