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Omg Posted 14 years ago
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First question.
- "You should have done it" OR "you should've done it" - both of these are correct, right?
But what about the following two?
- "You should have the money now" OR "you should've the money now" - here I have used the exact same contraction but it doesn't seem correct, can anyone explain why?

Second question.
I know that "should have" is the correct term but many people get this wrong and replace it with "should of". This really bugs me and I always tell them off for it but when asked the question "why?", I find it difficult to explain exactly why it's wrong. Can anyone help with this?

Thanks.
  

Top answer

omg - "You should have done it" OR "you should've done it" - both of these are correct, right? Yes. omg - "You should have the money now" OR "you should've the money now" - here I have used the exact same contraction but it doesn't seem correct, can anyone explain why?

— RandomGuy

  • omg - "You should have done it" OR "you should've done it" - both of these are correct, right?
  • Yes.
  • omg - "You should have the money now" OR "you should've the money now" - here I have used the exact same contraction but it doesn't seem correct, can anyone explain why?
  • We can abbreviate should have, would have , etc.
  • only when have is an auxiliary verb, forming the present perfect.
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omg- "You should have done it" OR "you should've done it" - both of these are correct, right?
Yes.
omg- "You should have the money now" OR "you should've the money now" - here I have used the exact same contraction but it doesn't seem correct, can anyone explain why?
We can abbreviate should have, would have, etc. onl
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