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Unit 2: Couples
Unit 2: Couples

1. past form of
modals: should have
and could have

2. vocabulary:
relationships
To talk about:
• expectations
• suppositions
• unfulfilled obligations

that were not done though

they were necessary

or
Things that were done but
they were wrong or
regretted
To talk about:
• actions
• events

Which were possible but did

not happen, or which were
impossible
 past form
should have
Students should have posted their oral
production activities. I’ll grade them now.
Where should I have posted my assignment? I
though t I had to email it.
I shouldn’t have missed the deadline. I got a
zero in my test.
affirmative sentences: subject + should
have + verb in past participle
negative sentences: subject + shouldn’t
have + verb in past participle
Yes/no questions: Should + subject +
have + verb in past participle + ?
Wh- questions: Wh-question + should +
subject + have + verb in past participle + ?
of modals
could have
I could never have achieved this without
the encouragement of my husband
and family.
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I could have stayed up late, but I decided to
go to bed early.
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How could I have known you were going to be
late?
affirmative sentences: subject + could
have + verb in past participle
negative sentences: subject + couldn’t
have + verb in past participle
Yes/no questions: Could + subject +
have + verb in past participle + ?
Wh- questions: Wh-question + could +
subject + have + verb in past participle + ?
Identify examples of modals in the past tense here.

Can you suggest any

examples similar to these?
Use past form of modals!
Identify examples of modals in the past tense here.

Can you suggest any

examples similar to these?
Use past form of modals!
Use should have/could have and the verb in brackets to complete these sentences.
1. We _____________ (join) you at the restaurant, but we couldn't get a babysitter.
2. The weather _____________ (be) any worse!
3. I _____________ (arrive) on time, even if I'd left earlier. There were dreadful traffic jams all the
way.
4. They _____________ (win) the football match, but John hurt his ankle.
5. Lucy _____________ (leave) earlier. She missed her flight.
6. We _____________ (finish) the game, even if we'd wanted to. It was raining very hard and we
had to stop.
7. I _____________ (eat) so much chocolate! I feel sick!
8. You _____________ (be) rude to him. He's going to be really angry now.
9. She _____________ (come) to the restaurant if she'd left work earlier.
10. You _____________ (take) this job. I can see you're not enjoying it.
11. Our neighbours _____________ (cut) down the tree in their garden. It was a really beautiful tree.

Source: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/could-have-should-have-would-have-
exercise-1.html
 Check your answers.
1. We should have joined you at the restaurant, but we couldn't get a babysitter.
2. The weather couldn’t have been any worse!
3. I couldn´t have arrived on time, even if I'd left earlier. There were dreadful traffic jams all the
way.
4. They could have won the football match, but John hurt his ankle.
5. Lucy should have left earlier. She missed her flight.
6. We couldn’t have finished the game, even if we'd wanted to. It was raining very hard and we
had to stop.
7. I shouldn’t have eaten so much chocolate! I feel sick!
8. You shouldn't have been so rude to him. He's going to be really angry now.
9. She could have come to the restaurant if she'd left work earlier.
10. You shouldn’t have taken this job. I can see you're not enjoying it.
11. Our neighbours shouldn’t have cut down the tree in their garden. It was a really beautiful tree.

Source: https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/could-have-should-have-would-have-
exercise-1.html
1. affectionate
2. blind date
3. easygoing
4. embrace
5. flirt
6. get divorced
7. get engaged
8. get used to
9. in love with
10. sense of humor
11. spending time
12. tease
2a. Vocabulary: relationships

Match the definitions with words from Unit 2.

1. to become familiar with something or someone
2. a romantic social meeting between two people who have never met each other
1. affectionate
3. having formally agreed to marry
2. blind date
4. to end a marriage
3. easygoing
5. experiencing a romantic attraction for another person
4. embrace
6. your ability to understand funny things
7. to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because 5. flirt
you want to upset that person 6. get divorced
8. to use time doing something or being somewhere 7. get engaged
9. to behave as if you are interested in someone, in a not serious way 8. get used to
10. showing feelings of liking or love
9. in love with
11. able to stay calm about things that anger or worry most people
10. sense of humor
12. to hold someone tightly with both arms to express love, liking, or sympathy, or when greeting
11. spending time
or leaving someone
12. tease
2a.Vocabulary: relationships – Answer key

Match the definitions with words from Unit 2.

Check your answers.

1. to become familiar with something or someone get used to

2. a romantic social meeting between two people who have never met each other blind date
3. having formally agreed to marry get engaged
4. to end a marriage get divorced
5. experiencing a romantic attraction for another person in love with
6. your ability to understand funny things sense of humor
7. to laugh at someone or say unkind things about them, either because you are joking or because
you want to upset that person tease
8. to use time doing something or being somewhere spending time
9. to behave as if you are interested in someone, in a not serious way flirt
10. showing feelings of liking or love affectionate
11. able to stay calm about things that anger or worry most people easygoing
12. to hold someone tightly with both arms to express love, liking, or sympathy, or when greeting
or leaving someone embrace
2b. Vocabulary: relationships
Complete each sentence with one word from the box. Check verb tenses, if necessary.
1. After holidays, I just couldn’t _________ getting up early.
1. affectionate
2. They _________ after only six months of marriage.
2. blind date
3. Don't _________ him about his weight - it's cruel.
3. easygoing
4. They are truly _________ each other. They make the perfect couple.
4. embrace
5. I think we need to _________ more _________ together. 5. flirt
6. She has a really good _________. She just lightens up. 6. get divorced
7. They were _________ with each other at the party. 7. get engaged
8. They _________ each other before saying good-bye. 8. get used to

9. He’s such a friendly, _________ type of guy. 9. in love with

10. sense of humor
10. My friend arranged for me to go on a _________ with a guy from her office.
11. spend time
11. He's an _________ little boy. He’s always showing his love for his relatives.
12. tease
2b. Vocabulary: relationships – Answer key
Check your answers.
1. After holidays, I just couldn’t get used to getting up early.
1. affectionate
2. They got divorced after only six months of marriage.
2. blind date
3. Don't tease him about his weight - it's cruel.
3. easygoing
4. They are truly in love with each other. They make the perfect couple.
4. embrace
5. I think we need to spend more time together. 5. flirt
6. She has a really good sense of humor. She just lightens up. 6. get divorced
7. They were flirting with each other at the party. 7. get engaged
8. They embraced each other before saying good-bye. 8. get used to

9. He’s such a friendly, easygoing type of guy. 9. in love with

10. sense of humor
10. My friend arranged for me to go on a blind date with a guy from her office.
11. spend time
11. He's an affectionate little boy. He’s always showing his love for his relatives.
12. tease
 Sources & Credits

● https://thenounproject.com/
● https://www.shutterstock.com/
● https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-espanol/credit
● English Discoveries Student platform
● https://slidesmania.com/es/
● https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/could-have-should-have-would-have-exercise-1.html

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