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Navitasan Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Should have/have to have

Are these sentences corrrect
1-You should have finished cleaning your room by eight o'clock tonight.
2-You have to have finished cleaning your room by eiight o'clock tonight.

Gratefully, Navi
  

Top answer

1 is OK if said after 8pm and before you've gone to bed because it implies that the listener did not finish the clean-up on time. 2 should be You have to finish cleaning your room ... It's OK if said before 8pm.

— CalifJim

  • 1 is OK if said after 8pm and before you've gone to bed because it implies that the listener did not finish the clean-up on time.
  • 2 should be You have to finish cleaning your room ...
  • It's OK if said before 8pm.
  • CJ
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1 is OK if said after 8pm and before you've gone to bed because it implies that the listener did not finish the clean-up on time.
2 should be You have to finish cleaning your room .... It's OK if said before 8pm.

CJ
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