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'I was watching TV last night and there was a really good show on it, however I ended up watching a Netflix serie'
Which is the sentence we use in this case with a Past Modal?
I COULD HAVE WATCHED the TV show but I watched the Netflix serie instead.
(If the past modal COULD HAVE was used in the answer, then it is correct)
'I should have did my homework'
I should have DONE my homework.
In which cases or scenarios do we use Modals in the Past?
Depending of the Modal, we can express a criticism or judgement of something in the past (should have/shouldn't have), the ability or not doing something (could have/couldn't have) or to refer to a consequence of something that happened in the past (would have/wouldn't have)
'I __________ (go) to the movies with you, but I decided to study instead'
I COULD HAVE GONE to the movies with you, but I decided to study instead'
'I invited too many people for the party and I didn't buy enough food for it'
Which is the sentence we use in this case with a Past Modal?
I SHOULD HAVE BOUGHT more food for the party.
(If the past modal SHOULD HAVE was used in the answer, then it is correct)
'Thomas could has helped Sharon but he didn't do it'
Thomas could HAVE helped Sharon but he didn't do it.
What is the "interpretation" of the forms "could have" or "couldn't have" in Spanish?
It is something like: "poder haber" or "no poder haber"
Example: "John could could have bought the tickets but he didn't want to"
(John pudo haber comprado los boletos...)
A: 'I __________ (drive) to work this morning. There was so much traffic'
B: You __________ (take) the bus. It was empty.
A: I SHOULDN'T HAVE DRIVEN to work this morning. There was so much traffic.
B: You SHOULD HAVE TAKEN the bus. It was empty.
'I arrived late to the cinema because I didn't check the time'
Which is the sentence we use in this case with a Past Modal?
I WOULDN'T HAVE ARRIVED late to the cinema if I had checked the time.
(If the past modal WOULD HAVE was used in the answer, then it is correct)
'Kimberly would help her mom if she had asked for help'
Kimberly would HAVE HELPED her mom if she had asked for help.
What is the "interpretation" of the forms "should have" or "shouldn't have" in Spanish?
It is something like: "deber + verbo en infinitivo en presente"
Example: "Kimberly should have studied more for the exam"
(Kimberly debió estudiar más para el examen)
'You __________ (stop by) after you left work, as I told you. The Rolling Stones were playing on the street and you __________ (hear) them'
You SHOULD HAVE STOPPED BY after you left work, as I told you. The Rolling Stones were playing on the street and you COULD HAVE HEARD them.
'I knew the answers for the exam but you know I wasn't able to help you'
Which is the sentence we use in this case with a Past Modal?
I COULDN'T HAVE HELPED you even if I wanted to.
(If the past modal COULDN'T HAVE was used in the answer, then it is correct)
'Grace shouldn't have slepped too much'
Grace shouldn't have SLEPT too much.
What is the "interpretation" of the forms "would have" or "wouldn't have" in Spanish?
It is something like: "podría haber" or "no podría haber"
Example: "I would have traveled if I had saved more money"
(Podría haber viajado si hubiera ahorrado más dinero)
'Dean __________ (drive) home after the party last night. He was stopped for drunk driving'
Dean SHOULDN'T HAVE DRIVEN home after the party last night. He was stopped for drunk driving
'I didn't call you to let you know the meeting was cancelled and you waited there unnecessarily'
Which is the sentence we use in this case with a Past Modal?
I SHOULD HAVE CALLED you to let you know the meeting was cancelled.
(If the past modal SHOULD HAVE was used in the answer, then it is correct)
'Tiffany could drive home but she prefered riding a UBER'
Tiffany COULD HAVE DRIVEN home but she prefered riding a UBER.
What is the difference in MEANING and INTENTION between "should" y "should have", both in affirmative and negative?
We use "should" or "shouldn't" to give advice or make a suggestion, and "should have" or "shouldn't have" to express a criticism of the past.
'It's a shame I didn't study architecture, I __________ (be) really good at it'
It's a shame I didn't study architecture, I WOULD HAVE BEEN really good at it.