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Carter Lee Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

I can't quite a bit understand "I probably should've started revising earlier" mean.

Hi.

Currently I'm trying to understand about some sentence as below.
I've got it from www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english/ep-160616

What does "I probably should 've started revising earlier" mean?
  

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It means I didn't give myself enough time because I started revising at a certain time, and it turned out that I needed more time to finish. It would have been better if I had started to revise at an earlier time. I didn't give myself enough time to revise.

— Englishmaven

  • It means I didn't give myself enough time because I started revising at a certain time, and it turned out that I needed more time to finish.
  • It would have been better if I had started to revise at an earlier time.
  • I didn't give myself enough time to revise.
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It means I didn't give myself enough time because I started revising at a certain time, and it turned out that I needed more time to finish.

It would have been better if I had started to revise at an earlier time.
I didn't give myself enough time to revise.
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EnglishmavenIt means I didn't give myself enough time because I started revising at a certain time, and it turned out that I needed more time to finish.It would have been better if I had started to revise at an earlier time.I didn't give myself enough time to revise.
Would you let me know with grammar in step by step.
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Carter LeeI probably should 've started revising earlier.
I probably should have started to [revise (BrE) / review (AmE)] (e.g., for an exam) earlier.
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It would probably have been a good idea for me to start to [revise/review] more in advance (e.g., of the exam).
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I didn't start to revise soon enough although it would have been wise for me to
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