Answer Key
Exercise 2
Are the sentences correct?
1. You should do it last night. Now it's too late.That is incorrect. Correct is: You should have done it last night. Now it&039;s too late.
2. I wasn't allowed to see any difference. It was too dark.That is incorrect. Correct is: I wasn&039;t able to see any difference. It was too dark.
3. They can't fall asleep. The music was too loud.That is incorrect. Correct is: They were not able to fall asleep. The music was too loud.
4. I should call him right away.That is correct.
5. Was she allowed read their private correspondence?That is incorrect. Correct is: Was she allowed to read their private correspondence?
6. Can you explain the problem to him? >>> No, he didn't understand me.That is incorrect. Correct is: Were you able to explain the problem to him? >>> No, he didn&039;t understand me.
7. We shouldn't have said anything.That is correct.
8. Everybody was allowed to leave.That is correct.
9. I should call him last night.That is incorrect. Correct is: I should have called him last night.
10. You should have apologized!That is correct.