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should have / shouldn't have

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    Expressing past regret using should have / shouldn't have done
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  • Last Tuesday was Alexis´s uncle's birthday. She didn't send him a card. 
    She should have sent him a birthday card.
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  • The children have stomachaches. They ate all the chocolate cookies. 
    They shouldn't have eaten all the cookies.
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  • We're so hungry. We didn't have any lunch 
    You should have had lunch.
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  • Mary woke up late today and missed her first class. That's because she went to bed very late. 
    She shouldn't have gone to be late. OR She should have gone to bed earlier. OR She should have gotten up as soon as the alarm clock went off.
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  • Mom asked me to take out the rubbish yesterday but I totally forgot!! Now she's mad at me! 
    I should have remembered to take out the rubbish. OR I should have taken out the rubbishOR I shouldn't have forgotten to take out the rubbish
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  • Joe went to the beach and spent the day playing soccer. He forgot to use sunscreen and now he's sunburnt 
    He should have used sunscreen. OR
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  • You were late and decided not to have breakfast. Now you are in the middle of a class and you are very hungry! 
    I shouldn't have gone to school. Or I should have had breakfast and then gone to school. OR
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  • You are too much and now you feel sick.
    I shouldn't have eaten so much. OR I should have eaten less. OR
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  • Peter cooked the rice too long and it burned. 
    He should have paid more attention. OR He shouldn't have cooked it too long.OR
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  • Steve went to a party and drank too much. Now he has a hangover.
    He shouldn't have drunk so much. OR
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  • Sue left home in a hurry and forgot her jacket an now it's extremely cold. 
    She should have brought her jacket. OR She shouldn't have forgotten her jacket. OR
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  • John's car was making a strange noise but he didn't take it to the mechanics and now it desn't start. 
    He should have taken it to the mechanics.
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  • You didn't go to the party and later you learned that the party was great! 
    I should have gone to the party. 
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  • Carol and her friends didn't study for the test and got really bad marks
    They should have studied for the test. 
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  • Sally drove 100 km/h in a 60 km/h zone and she got a speeding ticket.
    She should have driven at 60km/h. OR She shouldn't have driven so fast. OR She should have been more careful. 
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