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ESL 099

ESL 099. Advisability in the Past. Advisability in the Past. Should (not) have Ought (to) to have + past participle Could have Might have. Advisability in the Past. Contractions Should have = should’ve Could have = could’ve Might have = might’ve Should not have = shouldn’t have.

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ESL 099

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  1. ESL 099 Advisability in the Past

  2. Advisability in the Past • Should (not) have • Ought (to) to have + past participle • Could have • Might have

  3. Advisability in the Past • Contractions • Should have = should’ve • Could have = could’ve • Might have = might’ve • Should not have = shouldn’t have

  4. Use of the Modals • Should have, ought to have, could have, and might have for: • States that were advisable in the past but did not happen • They communicate sense or blame • I should’ve applied to college. (I didn’t apply, and now I’m sorry.) • I ought to have taken that job. (I didn’t take that job. That was a big mistake.) • She could’ve gone to a much better school. (She didn’t go to a better school. Now she regrets her choice.)

  5. Use of the Modals • More Examples: • You might’ve told me. (You didn’t tell me. That was wrong.) • Write these as modals: • I had a chance to go on a cruise. I didn’t go. • I should’ve gone on a cruise. • Bob asked me to marry him, but I married Joe. • I should’ve married Bob.

  6. Negative Statements • The only negative statements about advisability in the past: • Should not have • Ought not to have He shouldn’t have missed the math exam. (but he did) He ought not to have cheated on the test. (but he did)

  7. Questions • Should have is the most common form in questions • Should he have called the teacher? Yes, he should have./No, he shouldn’t have.

  8. Pronunciation • HAVE is often pronounced like the word OF. • Could have BE CAREFUL! Never write OF instead of HAVE!

  9. Pronunciation • TO is often pronounced like the word A. • Ought to BE CAREFUL! Do not write A instead of TO with OUGHT. I ought to have gone.

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