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should have

/ʃʊd hæv/

Translations

should haveverb

should have

Past Simple

should have

Past Participle

should having

Gerund

/ʃʊd hæv/

aurait dûEmploi au conditionnel passé pour exprimer une obligation passée non réalisée, un regret ou un reproche.

You should have called me when you arrived.

Tu aurais dû m'appeler quand tu es arrivé.

should'veverb

should have

/ˈʃʊd.əv/

aurait dûExprime un reproche, un regret ou un conseil non suivi; se construit généralement avec un infinitif passé.

You should've told me the truth.

Tu aurais dû me dire la vérité.

devraitS’emploie pour exprimer une attente ou une probabilité concernant un événement censé déjà s’être produit; se combine souvent avec un participe passé.

They should've arrived by now.

Ils devraient être arrivés à présent.

Definitions

should haveverb

Used to indicate a past obligation or expectation that was not fulfilled.

You should have called me when you arrived.

Used to express regret or criticism about a past action.

I should have studied harder for the exam.

should'veverb

Contraction of “should have”, used with a past participle to say that doing something would have been advisable but did not happen.

You should've told me the truth.

Contraction of “should have”, used with a past participle to express an expectation that something has already happened.

They should've arrived by now.