Use of

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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.

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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 1. affectionate
2. a romantic social meeting between two people who have never met each other 2. blind date
3. having formally agreed to marry
3. easygoing
4. to end a marriage
4. embrace
5. experiencing a romantic attraction for another person
5. flirt
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
6. get divorced

you want to upset that person 7. get engaged

8. to use time doing something or being somewhere 8. get used to
9. to behave as if you are interested in someone, in a not serious way 9. in love with
10. showing feelings of liking or love 10. sense of humor
11. able to stay calm about things that anger or worry most people
11. spending time
12. to hold someone tightly with both arms to express love, liking, or sympathy, or when greeting
12. tease
or leaving someone
2b. Vocabulary: relationships
Complete each sentence with one word from the box. Check verb tenses, if necessary.
1. affectionate
1. After holidays, I just couldn’t _________ getting up early.
2. blind date
2. They _________ after only six months of marriage.
3. easygoing
3. Don't _________ him about his weight - it's cruel.
4. embrace
4. They are truly _________ each other. They make the perfect couple.
5. flirt
5. I think we need to _________ more _________ together.
6. get divorced
6. She has a really good _________. She just lightens up.
7. get engaged
7. They were _________ with each other at the party.
8. get used to
8. They _________ each other before saying good-bye.
9. in love with
9. He’s such a friendly, _________ type of guy.
10. sense of humor
10. My friend arranged for me to go on a _________ with a guy from her office.
11. spending time
11. He's an _________ 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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