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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Should have bought/should bought

Hello!

When we don't say when, then the form is the following:
I should have bought a bigger car.

If I want to say when, for example: I should bought a bigger car yesterday.

Can "should" be used with the past simple?
  

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Anonymous Can "should" be used with the past simple? No. Nor with the past participle.

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  • Anonymous Can "should" be used with the past simple?
  • No.
  • Nor with the past participle.
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AnonymousCan "should" be used with the past simple?
No. Nor with the past participle.
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On the internet i met such a construction : I should have said.
Is it wrong?
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Not in the right context.
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AnonymousCan "should" be used with the past simple?
No. All modal auxiliaries are used with the bare infinitive.
In the perfect modal, the verb "have" (a bare infinitive) is followed by a past participle.

I should go.
I should have gone.

I may sing.
I may have sung.

I might say.
I might have said.

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