• Students work in pairs.
  • Below, there are ten sentences that contain "could+have" to express past possibilities or abilities.
  • Students work together to discuss a situation where each sentence could be said.

Example:

You could have taken a photo with your cell phone!

"I was walking along the street when I saw a man breaking into a car. He immediately saw me and ran away. The police later asked me for a description of the man, but I couldn't really remember what he looked like."

  1. You could have asked ten minutes ago when we were stopped!
  2. You could have gone during break time!
  3. You could have called me!
  4. You could have been seriously hurt!
  5. You could have been arrested!
  6. You could have checked on the Internet about this city before you came here!
  7. You could have found help if you had just asked someone!
  8. You could have called the police!
  9. You could have asked the teacher!
  10. You could have become a professional!
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