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1. Different uses of “Should have”
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2. We can use 'should have' to talk about past events that did not
happen.
• 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 may
or may not have happened.
• She should have got the letter this morning. I expect she'll give
us a call about it later.
• He should have arrived at his office by now. Let's try ringing
him.
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3. We can use ' should not have' to speculate negatively about what
may 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 still
get 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 have
anticipated this bad traffic.
• They shouldn't have sacked him. He was the most creative
person on their team.
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