Post #1321

🔰 Should have 🔻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. 🔹They should have remembered that their guests don't eat pork. 🔻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. 🔹They should have all read that first email by this stage. It's time to send the next one. 🔻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. 🔹They shouldn't have sent the report off for printing yet. There is still time to make changes. 🔻We can also use'should not have'to regret past actions. 🔹I shouldn't have shouted at you. I apologise. 🔹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. @EnglishGrammarSecrets