M006 - COULD or COULD HAVE

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Complete the text using COULD or COULD HAVE and the verb in brackets.


  1. What are we going to do this evening ? - Well, we (GO) to the cinema.
  2. I was so tired. I (SLEEP) for a week.
  3. Why did you stay in a hotel when you were in New York. You (STAY) with Uncle Ben ?
  4. The phone is ringing. It (BE) Tom.
  5. We (GO) away if we had had enough money.
  6. We (HANG) the picture above the sofa. It's such a nice place.
  7. I'm so hungry I (EAT) a horse.
  8. Did you go to the concert last night ? - No we (GO) but we decided to stay at home instead.
  9. She (BECOME) a great skier , but she simply didn't try hard enough.
  10. When are we going to the movies ? - We (GO) tomorrow.
  11. She (DRIVE) him to the airport but she wasn't at home.
  12. When you go to Rome next month you (STAY) with Chiara.