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Puja Wahi Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

should have told

Teacher should have told her students before asking questions.
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The teacher should have told her students before asking questions. It's OK, but seems missing what the teacher told the students. The teacher should have told her students to raise their hands before asking questions.

  • The teacher should have told her students before asking questions.
  • It's OK, but seems missing what the teacher told the students.
  • The teacher should have told her students to raise their hands before asking questions.
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The teacher should have told her students before asking questions.

It's OK, but seems missing what the teacher told the students.
The teacher should have told her students to raise their hands before asking questions.
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Ok. Thank you.
The teacher should have taught the chapter before asking
questions from it.
Is this sentence correct?Actually I don't know whether I can use 'should have+ third form of verb' in non conditional sentences or not.
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Puja WahiThe teacher should have taught the chapter before asking questions from it.
Perfectly OK.

"should have" is definitely used in non-conditional sentences.
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Puja WahiActually I don't know whether I can use 'should have+ third form of verb' in non conditional sentences or not.
can, could, will, would, shall, should, may, might, and must are always used with the first form of the verb.
can have, could have, will have, would have, shall have, should have, may have, might have, a
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What is the actual meaning of 'should have taught',' should have shifted' etc.
In conditional sentences I know how to use them. But what are their exact meanings in non - conditional sentences?
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Puja WahiWhat is the actual meaning of 'should have taught',' should have shifted' etc.In conditional sentences I know how to use them. But what are their exact meanings in non - conditional sentences?
The meaning of 'should have' is fairly stable. It usually includes the meaning of 'would have ..., but didn't' and the meaning of 'wise' or 'a good idea', like

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