LESSON 2: EXPRESS REGRETS ABOUT PAST ACTIONS.

Hello, in this lesson we are going to learn how to express regrets about decisions we have made in the past, so let's go!

To express feelings and beliefs about past actions and events, we use THE PERFECT MODALS:

SHOULD.
MAY/MIGHT.
COULD.
WOULD.
MUST.

WHAT IT IS USED FOR? / EXAMPLES

• Regrets or judgments:

should have + past participle

1.I should have studied languages. (But unfortunately, I didn’t.)

2. She shouldn’t have gone to the party. (But unfortunately, she did.)

• Possibility:

may have / might have + past participle

1.she may(OR might) have been a good teacher. But she wasn’t.

2. He may(ORmight) not have been able to make a living as a musician.

• Ability (OR possibility):

could have + past participle

1.You could have done better on your exam

2.she couldn’t has gone to that dangerous place unaccompanied.

• Certainty:

would have + past participle

1.He should has gone to Nicaragua. he would has loved it.

1.It’s good he broke up with Anne. They wouldn’t have been happy together.

• Conclusions:

must have + past participle

1.You should have studied harder for that exam.

2.She shouldn't have left home without her parents' permission.

IT'S TIME TO PRACTICE..

LINK 1: https://www.curso-ingles.com/practicar/ejercicios/modal-perfects

LINK 2: https://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=13008

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