Should have
'I lied to my parents and they grounded me'
You should have told the truth/
You shouldn't have lied
In a situation where a boy arrives really late to his house and he didn't call their parents, what things do parents normally tell to their children?
Think about one example
You could have called us
You could have arrived earlier
You could have had an accident
Which modal do we use to talk about a possiblity?
Could
Sharon woke up early and still arrived late to work because she left her house late.
She should have left her house earlier/
She shouldn't have left late her house
You got angry with your sister and instead of talking over the situation, you yelled at her. What could you have done differently?
I could have spoken calmly with her
I could have waited to talk to her
I could have let her explained
What modal do we use to talk about advice?
Should
'I broke my hand playing on the handrail'
You shouldn't have played on the handrail
Tom took money from his dad becuase he needed it for something important. What could he have done instead?
He could have asked for it
He could have saved money for emergencies
He could have told him about the problem
How do we call Should Have and Could Have in grammar terms?
Modals in the Past or Past Modals
Tom lost the money his mom gave him for lunch.
He should have been more careful
A friend of mine needed help and I didn't do anything for him/her. What could I have done?
You could have offered help
You could have asked if he/she needed something
You could have been more interested on his/her things
What is the contraction for both Should Have and Could Have? And what is their pronunciation?
Should've and Could've
(/Shudaf/ and /Cudaf/)
'I lost all my money in the match because I thought my team was going to win'
You shouldn't have bet all your money/
You shouldn't have been too confident
You bought a phone you wanted but a newer version was released two weeks after that. What could you have done?
You could have waited to buy your phone
You could have searched for information about it
you could have asked at the retail store
In what cases do we use Should Have and Could Have?
We use Should Have to criticise the past and we use Could Have to talk about different possibilities for a concluded action i the past.