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M DAL PERFECT. W RD RDER:. You. should. have. been. more careful!. MUST. sure about something that happened in the past. To show we are. He must have felt happy when he graduated. CAN’T. To show we are certain about something that did NOT happen in the past.
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M DAL PERFECT
W RD RDER: You should have been more careful!
MUST sure about something that happened in the past To show we are He must have felt happy when he graduated.
CAN’T To show we are certain about something that did NOT happen in the past He can’t have been at the party last night. He flew to Paris two days ago.
COULD To show we had the ability to do something in the past but did NOT do it Joan and Larry could have come with us but they decided not to.
MAY MIGHT COULD To show we are guessing about something that happened in the past I didn’t see Bob yesterday. He may/might /could have been ill.
SHOULD OUGHT TO To say that somebody didn’t do something he/she was supposed to or did something that he/she wasn’t supposed to He should have been more careful!
WOULD To show willingness to do something that wasn’t done. Why didn’t you ask me? I would have helped you.