should have

UK
/ʃʊd hæv/
US
/ʃʊd hæv/

Translations

should haveverb
should have
Past Simple
should have
Past Participle
should having
Gerund
UK
/ʃʊd hæv/
US
/ʃʊd hæv/
следовало бы
You should have called me yesterday.
Тебе следовало бы позвонить мне вчера.
should'veverb

should have

UK
/ˈʃʊd.əv/
US
/ˈʃʊd.əv/
следовало бы
You should've called me before coming.
Тебе следовало бы позвонить мне перед тем, как прийти.

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.