Perfect modals

I shouldn't have invited them.

• I didn't invite them.

• I invited them.

We didn't have to study for the test.

• We forgot to study.

• We were prepared for the test.

That was a secret! You shouldn't have told anyone.

• You told someone.

• You didn't tell anyone.

I know Jane didn't like my cooking, but she shouldn't have been so rude about it.

• Jane was rude to me.

• Jane wasn't rude to me.

We have to clean up the house before the guests arrive.

• The house is tidy.

• The house is a mess.

He could have become a doctor.

• He didn't become a doctor.

• He became a doctor.

The soccer team couldn't have won the match without Juan's help.

• They won the match.

• They didn't win the match

Laura should have told her mother about the sale.

• Laura told her mother about it.

• Laura didn't tell anything.

If he had called me, I would have gone to the party.

• I didn't go to the party.

• I went to the party.

You should have known that we had a test today

• You didn't know about today's test.

• You didn't know about today's test.