Complete each statement or question with the modal verb «could» and the main verb in the passive voice, present perfect tense. The main verb is in parentheses.
EXAMPLE:
7. That game *** without a good effort from everyone. (win — negative)
ANSWER:
couldn’t have been won
Correct:
Incorrect:
1. You have to be more careful! You could have been killed by that man with the gun. (kill)
2. The problem could have been solved sooner if everyone had worked together. (solve)
3. My laundry could have been done faster with better machines. (do)
4. Those two people couldn’t have been married if their parents hadn’t agreed to it. (marry — negative)
5. Couldn’t the tenants have been notified earlier that they needed to leave by next month? (notify — negative)
6. His head could have been crushed without a helmet. (crush)
7. That game couldn’t have been won without a good effort from everyone. (win — negative)
8. Why couldn’t the passengers have been given more information about screening procedures? (give — negative)
9. Could the company have been saved without help from the government? (save)
10. This movie couldn’t have been made without all of the people who helped me. (made — negative)
