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Different uses of “Should have”
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We can use 'should have' to talk about past events that did nothappen.• I should have let her know what was happening but I forgot. • He should have sent everybody a reminder by email.
We can also use 'should have' to speculate about events that mayor may not have happened.• She should have got the letter this morning. I expect she'll giveus a call about it later. • He should have arrived at his office by now. Let's try ringinghim.
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We can use ' should not have' to speculate negatively about whatmay or may not have happened.• She shouldn't have left work yet. I'll call her office. • He shouldn't have boarded his plane yet. We can probably stillget hold of him.
We can also use 'should not have' to regret past actions.• I shouldn't have shouted at you. I apologize. • We shouldn't have left the office so late. We should haveanticipated this bad traffic. • They shouldn't have sacked him. He was the most creative
person on their team.
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