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Viceidol Posted 18 years ago
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He thought that she should have stolen the money.

0He thought that she 01b01font00should 02font00have stolen02b00 the money. 02br
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00I think this sentence could mean "He thought that 01b00it was very likely that02b00 she had stolen the money." But I'm not sure.02br
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00Could you please tell me if I 'm right on this? Thank you!0-
  

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0No. You're obviously struggling a lot with all these modals. 0-

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0No. You're obviously struggling a lot with all these modals. 02br
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00"You should have" means that there was something that you were expected to do, or would have benefited you to do, or perhaps you had an obligation to do.0-
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01cite10Viceidol12cite10I think this sentence could mean "He thought that 11b10it was very likely that12b10 she had stolen the money." But I'm not sure.12br
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10Could you please tell me if I 'm right on this?12br
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10There may have been a time many hundr
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0Thank you for your replies, Barbara and Jim. And I'm sorry to have bothered the poeple on the forum so long asking questions about modals. The people on the forum are helpful and friendly, and I really appreciate their help.0-
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