SHOULD / SHOULDN'T HAVE

SHOULD / SHOULDN'T HAVE

Should

Se usa "should" para dar o pedir consejo o para dar opiniones en el presente:

• "I have a terrible stomachache." "You should go to the doctor's."
• "I haven’t heard from my father." "You should call him."
• "She's not happy with the salary offered." "She shouldn't accept the job."

Forma

Se usa "should" / "shouldn't" + el infinitivo del verbo principal (sin "to") 

Ejemplo 

I You He, She, It We They	should	do	more exercise.
		get	a new car.
	shouldn't (should not)	smoke.
		spend	so much money.

Should	I you he / she / it we they	get	more qualifications?
		wear	something different?

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Should have

Se usa "should have" para dar su opinión o pedir su opinión en el presente en relación a algo que sucedió en el pasado:

• "I had a terrible stomachache." "You should have gone to the doctor’s."
• "I didn’t hear from my father last week." "You should have called him."
• "She isn't happy with the salary she’s getting." "She shouldn't have accepted the job."

Forma

Se usa "should" / "shouldn't have" + el participio pasado del verbo principal 

Ejemplo 

I You He / She / It We They	should have	taken	a taxi.
	shouldn't have	written	that comment.

Should

I you he / she / it we they

have worked

overtime?

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Práctica

Dar o pedir consejo usando el verbo entre paréntesis:

• He  the position. (accept) 
• You  mobile phones in the classroom. (not allow) 
•  we  that we cheated? (admit) 
• They  work early yesterday. (not leave) 

We can use 'should have' to talk about past events that did not happen.

• I should have let her know what was happening but I forgot.
• He should have sent everybody a reminder by email.
• They should have remembered that their guests don't eat pork.

We can also use 'should have' to speculate about events that may or may not have happened.

• She should have got the letter this morning. I expect she'll give us a call about it later.
• He should have arrived at his office by now. Let's try ringing him.
• They should have all read that first email by this stage. It's time to send the next one.

We can use ' should not have'  to speculate negatively about what may or may not have happened.

• She shouldn't have left work yet. I'll call her office.
• He shouldn't have boarded his plane yet. We can probably still get hold of him.
• They shouldn't have sent the report off for printing yet. There is still time to make changes.

We can also use 'should not have'  to regret past actions.

• I shouldn't have shouted at you. I apologise.
• We shouldn't have left the office so late. We should have anticipated this bad traffic.
• They shouldn't have sacked him. He was the most creative person on their team.

Should and Shouldn't - Use 

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We use should and shouldn't to give advice or to talk about what we think is right or wrong. You should means something like I think it is a good idea for you to do it. You shouldn't means something like I think it is a bad idea for you to do it. Should is used to express the opinion of a speaker and often follows I thinkor I don't think. Examples      You look tired. I think you should take a few days off.      Alice works very long hours. She should to talk to her boss.      - I have an English test tomorrow.      - I shouldn't worry if I were you. You have worked really hard.      - I never have enough money.      - I don't think you should go out so much. Should - Quick Grammar Note To give advice to someone you can also say: I should do it if I were you. I shouldn't be so rude, if I were you. When you regret not doing something in the past, you can say: I shouldn't have spoken to him like that. I should have apologized earlier. We use should have + past participle to talk about things we regret. I got really wet walking home last night, I should have taken an umbrella. The speaker did not take an umbrella when she went out last night so she got wet. She regrets that she did not take her umbrella. Regret (verb/noun) is to feel sorry about something that happened or did not happen in the past. I should have called you sooner. You should have spoken to me before deciding. Sarah talked all the way through the movie. I should not have invited her to the cinema. I'm really tired today. I should not have stayed awake so late last night. I shouldn't have shouted at her. Now read through these regret sentences and type in the correct past participle verb: 1) I should have (buy) more water. 2) You should have (listen) to me. 3) I should not have (forget) my passport. 4) He should have (wear) a tie to the restaurant. 5) I should not have (eat) so much. 6) We should not have (drive) during the storm. 7) You should not have (hide) your sister's phone. 8) I should have (do) more research. 9) She should not have (drink) so much wine. 10) I should have (write) more.