Complete the sentences. Use could or could have+ a suitable verb.
1 A: What shall we do this evening?
B: I don't mind. We 0.~ k4 9.9 to the cinema.
2 A: I spent a very boring evening at home yesterday.
B: Why did you stay at home? You out with us.
3 A: Have you seen this job advertised in the paper? You . . ... . . for it.
B: What sort of job? Show me the advertisement.
4 A: How was your exam? Was it difficult?
B: lt wasn't so bad. lt . __ . worse.
5 A: I got very wet walking home in the rain last night.
B: Why did you walk? You .. .. a taxi.
6 A: Where shall we meet tomorrow?
B: Well, I _ _ . . to your house if you like.
B: I don't mind. We could go to the cinema.
In this sentence, "could" is used to express the possibility or option of going to the cinema. It suggests that going to the cinema is one of the options for the evening activity.
2. A: I spent a very boring evening at home yesterday.
B: Why did you stay at home? You could have gone out with us.
In this sentence, "could have" is used to talk about a missed opportunity or possibility in the past. It suggests that the person had the option to go out with others, but they chose to stay at home instead.
3. A: Have you seen this job advertised in the paper? You could have applied for it.
B: What sort of job? Show me the advertisement.
In this sentence, "could have" is again used to talk about a missed opportunity or possibility in the past. It suggests that the person had the option to apply for the job, but they didn't take advantage of it.
4. A: How was your exam? Was it difficult?
B: It wasn't so bad. It could have been worse.
In this sentence, "could have" is used to talk about a hypothetical or possible outcome in the past. It suggests that the exam was not as difficult as it could have been.
5. A: I got very wet walking home in the rain last night.
B: Why did you walk? You could have taken a taxi.
In this sentence, "could have" is used to talk about a missed opportunity or possibility in the past. It suggests that the person had the option to take a taxi instead of walking in the rain.
6. A: Where shall we meet tomorrow?
B: Well, I could come to your house if you like.
In this sentence, "could" is used to express the possibility or option of going to the person's house for the meeting. It suggests that going to the person's house is one of the options for the meeting place.