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Should Have

The document provides exercises to practice using "should have/shouldn't have" to express criticism or regret over past actions. The first exercise matches phrases expressing criticisms with appropriate situations. The second exercise contains sentences where the reader must choose the correct "should have/shouldn't have" form to complete it, such as "I shouldn't have drunk all that beer" and "You should have believed me." The purpose is to practice using these phrases to express that a different choice in the past would have led to a better outcome.

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Should Have

The document provides exercises to practice using "should have/shouldn't have" to express criticism or regret over past actions. The first exercise matches phrases expressing criticisms with appropriate situations. The second exercise contains sentences where the reader must choose the correct "should have/shouldn't have" form to complete it, such as "I shouldn't have drunk all that beer" and "You should have believed me." The purpose is to practice using these phrases to express that a different choice in the past would have led to a better outcome.

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SHOULD HAVE / SHOULDNT HAVE TO EXPRESS CRITICISM

Exercise 1:

Match the sentences on the left to the appropriate ones on the right.

She wont be able to finish her dinner I shouldnt have gone to bed so late last night

This movie is really boring I should have prepared more thoroughly

I think that dress looks awful on her I should have put on thicker socks

This food is burnt She should have chosen a different colour

My feet are freezing We should have chosen a romantic one

I was really late for work today She shouldnt have ordered so much

This interview didnt go too well You shouldnt have left it in the oven so long

Exercise 2: Read the sentence and choose the one option a-d which best fits the space

1. I've got a terrible headache. I all that beer

a. shouldn't have drank b. should've drink c. should've drunk d. shouldn't have drunk

2. I went to work yesterday, even though I felt ill. Today I feel even worse. I .

a. shouldn't have stayed at home b. shouldn't have gone to work c. should have stayed at home

d. should have gone to work

3. You didn't believe me, but I was telling the truth. You should me.

a. believed b. have believed c. have believe d. have believing

4. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, so he was injured in the crash. He should have it.

a. wore b. wearing c. worn d. wored

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