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Should have - Could have - Would have

Should have + past participle: It is used to give advice about the past.

John:I ate too much and now I'm sick.

Andy:Why did you eat too much? You shouldn't have eaten so much!

Could have + past participle:It is used to talk about possibility in the past.

John:I didn't study enough so I failed my exam.

Andy:Why didn't you study more? You had all the materials.You could have studied more but you didn't.

Would have + past participle:It is usually depending on the result.

John:I bought my hat at Walmart.

Andy:I don't like Walmart. All the items are expensive. If you had gone to Hollister,they would have given you a discount.

The negative forms are : Shouldn't have/Couldn't have/Wouldn't have.

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1. I forgot to take an umbrella. I am totally washed.- You taken an umbrella.

2. I lost my mobile phone.- You been more careful.

3. Last year,I went to Andaman.- London is a beautiful city.You gone to London but you didn't.

4. I forgot to take my medicine.- If you had taken your medicine, you suffered from fever.

5. They didn't play well so they had to go out of the stadium.- They played well but they didn't.

6. I forgot to water the plants.Some of them have died. -You watered the plants.

7. I got hurt yesterday.I slipped at the mall. - You walked carefully.

8. I missed my train so I will not be able to come on time.- You arrived early at the station but you didn't.

9. Cristal shouted at her workers so they quit her company. -If she had not shouted at her workers,they quit.

10. John didn't study well and failed his exam.- He studied more.

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