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Modal verbs are used to express ideas such as ability, possibility, obligation, advice or probability.
Modal verbs are used to express ideas such as ability, possibility, obligation, advice or probability.
This page will grow as I learn new structures.
This page will grow as I learn new structures.
Should have / Shouldn't haveย
Should have / Shouldn't haveย
SHOULD HAVE + past participle
= something would have been the right or better thing to do, but it didn't happen.
๐ซ๐ท J'aurais dรปโฆ
Structure:
subject + should have + past participle
I should have taken more water.
I should have listened to my mother.
I should have gone to bed earlier.
SHOULDN'T HAVE + past participle
= something happened, but it would have been better not to do it.
๐ซ๐ท Je n'aurais pas dรปโฆ
Structure:
subject + shouldn't have + past participle
I shouldn't have brought such a heavy book.
I shouldn't have believed the shop assistant.
I shouldn't have stayed awake so late.
Compare:
I should go to bed earlier.
โ advice about now / the future
I should have gone to bed earlier.
โ it's too late: I'm talking about a past situation.
โ ๏ธ REMEMBER
After should have / shouldn't have, use the past participle.
โ I should have go to bed earlier.
โ
I should have gone to bed earlier.
โ I shouldn't have believed? โ actually believed is correct because it is a regular verb.
go โ went โ gone
take โ took โ taken
bring โ brought โ brought
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