Could+ have is often shortened into "coulda" when speaking but not in writing. For example: "I coulda been a contender" is a famous line from On the Waterfront, a classic 1954 movie. Now, let's talk about grammar. "Could" is conditional. "Have + been" marks the past tense. As you may know, conditional grammar expresses an Nonetheless I believe everyone should have at least three hobbies, with one in each of the following categories: One to keep you creative. One to keep you fit. One to make you money. This all Shouldlyuses the code before the ShouldBe statement to report on errors, which makes diagnosing easier.. Read more about Shouldly and its features at Installation. Shouldly can be found here on NuGet and can be installed by copying and pasting the following command into your Package Manager Console within Visual Studio (Tools > NuGet Package Manager > Package AllanRoth, founder of Wealth Logic in Colorado Springs, Colorado, said that for people over 59½ and in a low tax bracket, a 401 (k) withdrawal to pay off credit card debt may make sense because Jerrysaid he would invite me to his party but he didn't. 1 He make false promises. 2 You're such a fun at parties, he invited you. 3 You get offended, he may have forgotten to ring you up. 4 You think there's something wrong with you. It was Jerry's mistake. 5 If you don't go to his party, you buy him a present. N0ri1Z1. Should is an auxiliary verb - a modal auxiliary verb. We use should mainly to give advice or make recommendations talk about obligation talk about probability and expectation express the conditional mood replace a subjunctive structure Structure of should The basic structure for should is subject + auxiliary verb should + main verb Note that The auxiliary verb should is invariable. There is only one form should The main verb is usually in the base form He should go. Look at the basic structure again, with positive, negative and question sentences subject auxiliary should not main verb base + He should work. - You should not go. ? Should we help? Note that the main verb is sometimes in the form have + past participle He should have gone. be + -ing He should be going. The main verb can never be the to-infinitive. We cannot say He should to go. There is no short form for should, but we can shorten the negative should not to shouldn't. Use of should should for advice, opinions We often use should when offering advice or opinions similar to ought to You should see the new James Bond movie. It's great! You should try to lose weight. John should get a haircut. He shouldn't smoke. And he should stop drinking too. What should I wear? They should make that illegal. There should be a law against that. People should worry more about global warming. should have games for past advice should games for present advice should games for future advice People often say "They should...do sthg." Usually, the "they" is anonymous and means the government, or the company, or somebody else - but not us! Here are some examples They should fix this road. They should have more staff in this shop. They should have abolished this tax years ago. should for obligation, duty, correctness Another use of should also similar to ought to is to indicate a kind of obligation, duty or correctness, often when criticizing another person You should be wearing your seat belt. obligation I should be at work now. duty You shouldn't have said that to her. correctness He should have been more careful. Should you be driving so fast? should have games for past obligation should games for present obligation should for probability, expectation We use should to indicate that we think something is probable we expect it to happen Are you ready? The train should be here soon. $10 is enough. It shouldn't cost more than that. Let's call Mary. She should have finished work by now. should have games for past probability should games for present probability should games for future probability should for conditionals We sometimes use should instead of would for the first person singular and plural I, we of some conditionals If I lost my job I should have no money. If he lost his job he would have no money. We should be grateful if you could send us your latest catalogue. This is not a very important distinction. More about the use of shall/will and should/would. should for If I were you I should... We often use the conditional structure "If I were you I should..." to give advice. If I were you, I should complain to the manager. If I were you, I shouldn't worry about it. I shouldn't say anything if I were you. Note that we can omit "If I were you..." and just say I should complain to the manager. I shouldn't worry about it. I shouldn't say anything. In these cases, the phrase "I should" really means something like "you should". should for pseudo subjunctive We often use a special verb form called the subjunctive when talking about events that somebody wants to happen, hopes will happen or imagines happening, for example The president insists that the prime minister attend the meeting. However, this is much more common in American English. British English speakers often convey the same idea using should The president insists that the prime minister should attend the meeting. Here are some more examples subjunctivetypically American English using shouldtypically British English The president is insisting that pollution be reduced. The president is insisting that pollution should be reduced. The manager recommended that Mary join the company. The manager recommended that Mary should join the company. It is essential that we decide today. It is essential that we should decide today. It was necessary that everyone arrive on time. It was necessary that everyone should arrive on time. should for Why should..? If we don't understand or agree with something, we may use Why should..?, like this Why should it be illegal to commit suicide? It's your life. Why should..? and How should..? can also indicate anger or irritation A Help me with this. B Why should I? A Where are my keys? B How should I know? should Quiz EnglishClub Learn English Grammar Verbs Modals should A few learner comments - Thanks! "EnglishClub made our classes so fun and informative" - Heloise, Maria Eduarda and Luciano, Brazil "The Magic site! Cleverly designed, stimulating, easily viewed. Thank you!" - Misha from Belgrade, Learner of English, Serbia "This site is AWESOME." - Jaycel Barona, Learner of English "I am grateful to Josef Essberger for the 7 Secrets. 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