REGRET
EGP #1233 | B2 | MODALITY / could Can use 'could have' + '-ed' to talk about regrets. Lexical range: N/A
我本可以早点起床赶上火车的。
I ___could've woken up earlier to catch the train.
你本可以告诉我你会迟到的。
You ___could've told me you would be late.
我本可以在祖父母搬走前多花些时间陪他们的。
I ___could ___have spent more time with my grandparents before they moved away.
我们本可以走另一条路,完全避开那段堵车的。
We ___could ___have taken a different route and avoided all that traffic.
他本可以开口求助,而不是独自苦干好几个小时。
He ___could ___have asked for help instead of struggling alone for hours.