Sara Hello everyone! I’m Sara and I’m 21. I was born in San Benedetto del Tronto, a small seaside town and I study in Macerata to become a teacher. I’m.

Hello everyone! I’m Sara and I’m 21. I was born in San Benedetto del Tronto, a small

seaside town and I study in Macerata to become a teacher.

I’m an optimistic, sociable and a bit moody person. I love animals, especially cats, in fact I have one: its

name is Nike, it’s chubby and lazy. I like going to the cinema or to the beach with my

friends, cooking and traveling.My passion is photography.

I don’t like getting up early in the morning when it’s cold, driving in the traffic and doing sports.

Hi! I’m Gessica. I come from Ortezzano, a small village near Fermo. I’m a meditative and sweet

person. I love travelling, in fact every summer I go to a different village in the Dolomites with my

family. I’ve got two dogs: Rocky, a big half-caste, and Milla, a small dachshund. I’ve got a sister, Melissa, she’s 13 years ago. I love spending my

free time with my friends, often we go to the cinema or to the restaurant eating pizza, my

favourite food.

Hi! I’m Eleonora, I’m 21 years old and I live in Osimo, a little village near Ancona, with my parents, my brother Lorenzo and

my grandparents.I’m a sunny, optimistic and creative girl.I attend zumba class three times a week

and I really enjoy it!I like eating and cooking but I hate

tomatoes.

Hello, my name is Stefania and I come from Jesi: a small town near Ancona. I am 21 years

old and I study to became a teacher at the University of Macerata. One of my passions is

photography. I like listening reggae music, above all Bob Marley. In recent years, I have

started to practice atlhetics. My speciality is to run the 100 metres. I'm a sunny girl and I like

to make fun. One day I would like to visit Worldwide .

Hi! My name is Eleonora and I'm 21 years old. I study at University in Macerata. I come from Passo di Treia, a very small city near Macerata. I live with my parents

and my brother who is younger than me. I love animals: I have a dong and a lot of cats. I like reading books, watching series and films, listening to music,

particularly Italian music. I love cooking, but above all eating sweets and chocolate. In my free time I enjoy

going out with my friends and doing shopping with my mother. My family and my friends said that I'm

obstinate, moody but also funny!

Should have + past participle

We use SHOULD HAVE to talk about a correct thing to do in the past, which we didn’t do.

I should have posted this letter yesterday ( But I didn’t.). Avrei dovuto spedire questa lettera ieri ( Ma non l’ho fatto.).

Shouldn’t have + past participle

We use SHOULDN’T HAVE to talk about something which was wrong to do in the past, but we did.

You shouldn’t have told me the answer ( But you did.).Non avresti dovuto dirmi la risposta ( Ma l’hai fatto.).

Could have + past participle

We use COULD HAVE ( or MIGHT HAVE ) to talk about something which was possible in the past, but which didn’t happen.

You could have won the match ( But you lost it.) .Averesti potuto vincere la partita ( Ma l’hai persa.).

Couldn’t have + past participle

We use COULDN’T HAVE to talk about something we were not capable of doing.In this case, we can’t use MIGHTN’T HAVE.

I couldn’t have got there on time. There were no trains.Non sarei potuto essere lì in tempo. Non c’erano treni.

1. I was really late for work today. I__________________(go) to bed so late last night.

2. He______________________(be) a professional singer, but he preferred a more secure job.

3. We___________________(eat) that fruit –I’m really hungry now.

4. They________________(stay) with us, but they preferred to go to home.

5. I__________________(drive) there. There was too much snow.

6. It’s raining! I________________(take) an umbrella.

Complete the senteces with should (not) have or could (not) have and the past participle of the verbs.

SHOULDN’T HAVE GONE

COULD HAVE BEEN

SHOULD HAVE EATEN

COULD HAVE STAYED

COULDN’T HAVE DRIVEN

SHOULD HAVE TAKEN