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Henryh Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Should
Hello there,
Can the modal auxiliary 'should' refer to the future as in the examples? Are they correct or which ones are incorrect?
1 I should do my homework tonight.
2 I should be doing my homework when they arrive.
3 I should have done my homework by the time they come home.
4 I should have been doing my homework for an hour when they get home.
The same questions. What about these sentences?
5 I should be doing my homework now.
6 I should have done my homework by now.
7 I should have been doing my homework for an hour.
8 I should have done my homework yesterday.
9 I should have done my homework by the time my parents got home.
10 I should have been doing my homework when you phoned.
Which ones are incorrect?
Thanks.
Can the modal auxiliary 'should' refer to the future as in the examples? Are they correct or which ones are incorrect?
1 I should do my homework tonight.
2 I should be doing my homework when they arrive.
3 I should have done my homework by the time they come home.
4 I should have been doing my homework for an hour when they get home.
The same questions. What about these sentences?
5 I should be doing my homework now.
6 I should have done my homework by now.
7 I should have been doing my homework for an hour.
8 I should have done my homework yesterday.
9 I should have done my homework by the time my parents got home.
10 I should have been doing my homework when you phoned.
Which ones are incorrect?
Thanks.
Top answer
Your second set of sentences are all correct but show that you were supposed to have done/be doing your homework, but you didn't do/aren't doing your homework. You failed to do what you should.
- Your second set of sentences are all correct but show that you were supposed to have done/be doing your homework, but you didn't do/aren't doing your homework.
- You failed to do what you should.
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Your second set of sentences are all correct but show that you were supposed to have done/be doing your homework, but you didn't do/aren't doing your homework. You failed to do what you should.
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