The document discusses different uses of the phrase "should have". It explains that "should have" can be used to talk about past events that did not happen or to speculate about events that may or may not have occurred. It also outlines how "should not have" can be used to negatively speculate about past events or to express regret over past actions.

1. Different uses of “Should have”
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2. We can use 'should have' to talk about past events that did not
happen.
• I should have let her know what was happening but I forgot.
• He should have sent everybody a reminder by email.
We can also use 'should have' to speculate about events that may
or may not have happened.
• She should have got the letter this morning. I expect she'll give
us a call about it later.
• He should have arrived at his office by now. Let's try ringing
him.
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3. We can use ' should not have' to speculate negatively about what
may or may not have happened.
• She shouldn't have left work yet. I'll call her office.
• He shouldn't have boarded his plane yet. We can probably still
get hold of him.
We can also use 'should not have' to regret past actions.
• I shouldn't have shouted at you. I apologize.
• We shouldn't have left the office so late. We should have
anticipated this bad traffic.
• They shouldn't have sacked him. He was the most creative
person on their team.
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