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Stenka25 Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

The meaning of "should have p.p."

In a website, there is sentences like the below.

?Whenshould have Clark started wearing glasses?

I am not sure when he should have begun wearing the glasses but it should not have taken this long. He has been seen so many times without the glasses.

In a dictionary 'should have p.p.' usually have meaning to regret about a past activity. (e.g.? You should have been more careful.)

Could you tell me the exact meaning of "should have p.p." in the questioned sentence, and give me another example sentence for this meaning?

["Should have p.p." seems to me to have almost the same meaning with "might have p.p." or "could have p.p." or just "have p.p." I'm not sure. It's just so confusing!]
  

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Stenka25 In a website, there is sentences like the below. Whenshould have Clark started wearing glasses? I am not sure when he should have begun wearing the glasses but it should not have taken this long.

  • Stenka25 In a website, there is sentences like the below.
  • Whenshould have Clark started wearing glasses?
  • I am not sure when he should have begun wearing the glasses but it should not have taken this long.
  • He has been seen so many times without the glasses.
  • Can you please give the link for the website?
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Stenka25In a website, there is sentences like the below.
?Whenshould have Clark started wearing glasses?
I am not sure when he should have begun wearing the glasses but it should not have taken this long. He has been seen so many times without the glasses.
Can you please give the link for the website? It doesn't seem to be giving good information.
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OK. I checked the link. The question itself is not right. It should be:

When should Clark have started wearing glasses?

This solicits opinions about when (during a series of television programs) it would have been advisable for the writers to direct Clark to wear glasses. The advisability meaning of should is the most common, so there is nothing strange a

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