SHOULD HAVE, COULD HAVE, WOULD HAVE - English Grammar - How to Use Should've, Could've and Would've
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Transcript:
Hi and welcome back. I'm Ganesh from LearnEnglishLab.com and today
we're going to talk about how to use should've, could've and would've
correctly.
All three of these words are basically "should have," "could have" and
"would have" so all of them have the verb "have" here but I've written
like this because when we speak we usually shorten that to should've,
could've and would've. Just that remember they have "have" in them.
These are all used to express regret about past decisions or actions.
What does regret mean? Regret means that we're unhappy about a decision
or action in the past and that is the function of these words, and
all three of these are grammar words.
To understand these better, I have a decision or action over on this
side and I have a result over on the side - this is a situation that
we're going to use to understand these words.
Have a look at the decision or action - "I didn't study enough" and
the result was "I failed my exam" - now a student might say this.
I've heard a lot of students say this.
His teacher might tell him - "You should've studied more." What does
she mean by that? Well she's trying to say that she's not happy about
his decision His decision was that he didn't study enough.
By saying this, his teacher is saying the opposite of what happened.
So what happened? He didn't study. She's saying You should've studied more.
So what this does is it shows that you're unhappy about the decision.
This can be "you" or this can be "I". He might say, the student might
say, "I should've studied more."
Or two people talking about him - maybe his teacher and another
teacher talking about him - his teacher might say, "Shane should've
studied more." He didn't study and he failed. Alright, so this can be
any subject.
Could've is just like should've but could've is a little softer. Have
a look at this example. He could've studied more but he didn't. Maybe
this is his teacher saying this to another teacher.
And here, could've focuses on the possibility. That's very important -
this sentence says that it was possible for him to study - he had the
time he had the materials, he had the books, he had everything. It
was possible but he didn't do it.
And often could've is followed by this - "but he didn't." But it can
be used in another way. You can also use could've directly to someone
if you want to say that you're not happy about their decision.
So you can say "You could've studied more." What that does is that's
a little softer than should've.
Compare the two - if I tell you "You should've studied more" Then it's
a little strong. If I'm your teacher or parent that's OK but if I'm
your friend, you might be a little offended. It might be a little rude,
so in that case you can use could've.
You can say "You could've studied more." See, it's a little softer.
So if you're saying it to someone's face, you can leave out the
"but" - no "but" You could have studied more. But if you're talking
about someone else This is very common - "He could have studied more
but he didn't." Alright?
Would've is a little interesting because it's just like should've and
could've because it's used to express regret, but there's one big
difference and the difference is - if you look at both should've and
could've, they refer only to the decision or the action - they're
not talking about the result.
But would've talks both about the decision or the action, and the
result. So if you want to talk about both of those, you use would've.
Have a look at the sentence "If Shane had studied more, he would've
passed the exam. You can see that the decision or the action is over
here - If "Shane had studied more," The reality is he didn't study -
so this is the opposite of this, and then he would have passed the
exam.
This is the opposite of this over here. He failed the exam
but "If Shane had studied more, he would've passed the exam." Notice
this "had" over here That's very important, because that's what
really shows that we're talking about the past. So don't leave that
out, OK? Remember that.
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There is an advantage for Ganesh not being a native speaker. He has the same experience as the rest of you. He knows what was hard for him to learn, and what helped him learn and what did not help. It can be difficult for a native speaker to imagine being an adult and learning English as a second language. The main impetus for this is that it's easiest to pick-up and learn a language when you are a child. Of course, this applies to any language, not just English.
Thanks for the lesson. You explain everything very easy and I appreciate it. What about Must? Can I use plus have to refer some obligation into the past?
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Thank you for the kind words, Raj. I will be making IELTS and TOEFL lessons in the future :)
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Thank you Nebbi - I'm glad you like the lesson! :) I'd like to suggest a correction - "If I hadn't visitED your website, I wouldn't have LEARNED this..."
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Thanks Sir, I enjoyed it a lot and I have two questions: (1) Are should've, could've, and would've used mainly to express regret or are there any other uses too? (2) Is would've used only in the third conditional sentences or are there any other uses too? If yes, please give examples.
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I learned it one step at a time, Asha. My secrets to great English are lots of reading (I read for a minimum of an hour per day), watching English-language movies and TV shows, noting down new language and reviewing it regularly, and practicing as much I can :)
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Thank you for the wishes, Andrew. I'm glad you found the video helpful :)
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Hello, it's very nice to see you here. I'm happy to hear that you are working as an assistant professor. I will work on that lesson. You are also welcome to email me if you have any questions. Can you tell me your name and what course you studied with me?
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Glad you like it :)
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i enjoyed it and sir u have very good accent ...how did u learn it..can u give me few tips to improve accent
Thank you, Tamnna. To improve your pronunciation or accent, you need to practice with good speech samples. You should take recordings with clear speech (either listening exercise audios or videos with subtitles - on KZhead, for example) and practice speaking after them. You should then practice with your own texts, ex: with newspapers, books etc. Practice reading these aloud, and if you can, record yourself on your phone. Then listen back, make changes and record again. This has really helped me and many of my students :)
Thankyou so much indeed sir...if want to learn good accent , then is it important to focus on phonetic sounds
It's not important to focus on phonetics but you need to do two things: (1) imitate what you hear as closely as you can, (2) practice as much as you can :)
Practice and imitation! Those are, indeed, the most-important things! And patience, too.
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Is there any your videos on "talk about your memorable day " or interview Q's sir?
very interesting lesson, im now clear about should've and coul've
excellent explanation thanks
You're welcome, Priya :)
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You're welcome, Javkhlan :)
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very good
Thank you, Kalamiya :)
Thanks sir , actually I watch every times
That's great to hear :)
Thanks sir
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Thank you, Lattie :)
Amazing explanation. Awesome.
thank u sir ...
You're welcome, Venkatesh :)
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Sir, is it correct sentence? If i had studied in english medium school,my communication skill would be good.
Hi Priyanka, yes it's correct. I would make two small changes - "If I had studied in an (1) English-medium school, my communication skills (2) would be good."
Thank you so much Sir...
As a native speaker, I consider "would be good" here to be awkward. "Would be good" expresses a certainty. But just going to an English-speaking school cannot guarantee that you would have communication skills as good as Ganesh's. I would, instead, use a conditional: _If I had studied in an English-medium school, my communication skills would be _*_better._*
Learn English Lab Hi sir!I am confused here “If i had studied in an English-medium school,my communication skills would have been good.”is this incorrect?
I have the same doubt too so it could be: If I studied in an English medium school, my communication skills would be good. If I had studied in an English medium school, my communication skills would have been good.
thenku sir for this video
another good lesson sir,really appreciate your work ,your lessons always push me to learn more.you are a good teacher.
please make videos on active voice and passive voice for the beginners.
I will, Rajaa. In the meantime, see: kzhead.info/sun/mrd8eLSpp5Gfmqs/bejne.html
Hi, Ganesh Sir I want to become a English Lecture. plz guide to me How to prepare the prose, poetry and grammar classes for college student. I am waiting for your next videos for me. please send. not neglect
is have a modal verb here. should we use 'have' with all pronouns like he and she or I need to change as He should has
Good question, Swati. Strictly speaking, the modal is 'should' or 'could' or 'would'. 'Have' is not a modal by itself. When we combine a modal verb (should, could, would) with 'have', it's called a past modal. Modals don't change form based on the subject. So use 'should have' with all subjects. The only exception is 'don't have to'. This is not a modal but acts like a modal (it's called a semi-modal for this reason). 'Don't have to' means not necessary. We say 'I don't have to...' but 'He doesn't have to'. To talk about the past, we use 'didn't have to.'
Learn English Lab thanks Ganesh . you cleared my doubts very well.
and one more thing I wanna work on my writing. it's easy to grasp the grammar but difficult to form a paragraph. Can you just suggest me to how should I work on it ? is there any way or any site where someone can correct my writing?
wow! Ganesh that's a great idea. thank you so much and I'll surely do that.
OK :)
Thank you Sir, my respected to you sir
Great explanation! Thanks a lot!!!
Sir can we use would have for past posibility like "since it was so cloudy there yesterday, it would have rained
Ganesh sir thank you 🙏
You're welcome, Seba :)