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Expressing REGRET and CRITICISM / Past Modal Str ...

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    Criticise the actions / Express regrets
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  • I didn't pass my exam yesterday.
    You should have prepared better.
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  • I am late.
    You should have got up earlier!
  •  15
  • I don't like my new dress.
    You ought not to have bought it then.
  •  25
  • I hate my new job.
    You should search for a better one.
  •  25
  • There is nothing to eat at my house.
    You'd better go to the nearest supermarket or order some food online.
  •  25
  • I don't have any money. I'm broke.
    You ought not to have bought that new expensive car./ You should find a good job.
  •  25
  • I can't remember my friends' phone numbers.
    You'd better save them on your mobile phone.
  •  20
  • My mother is angry with me as I had broken her car.
    You'd better apologise. / You shouldn't have used her car without permission.
  •  20
  • I can't afford to buy a new car.
    You'd better budget your money.
  •  20
  • I feel so terrible after yesterday's party, as I went to bed so late.
    You shouldn't have stayed so late. / You should have returned home earlier!
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  • My mobile phone fell down into the swimming-pool yeaterday.
    You shouldn't have taken it with you!
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  • I have a stomach ache after I had eaten two hamburgers, French fries and drunk four glasses of Cola.
    You ought not to have eaten so much! / You shouldn't have eaten fast food.
  •  20
  • I get low scores at school.
    You'd better spend more time on studying.
  •  15
  • I've got a sore throat as I ate too much ice-cream last week.
    You shouldn't have eaten so much ice-cream!
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  • I wanted to help my friend with her homework but she fmanaged it herself.
    You needn't have bothered helping her.
  •  20