How to Use the Perfect Modals | Should Have, Could Have, Would Have

The perfect modals (should have, could have, would have) are ideal when you think about the past and wish you had made a different decision. Or when you regret an outcome. Or wonder how life might be different now if you had made a different choice.

It’s natural for us to reflect on the past and experience a mix of emotions/thoughts about the past.

When we want to express those feelings and thoughts, perfect modals are the ideal way to do so.

Perfect modals - such as would have, could have, should have - help us travel back in time.

While the simple past is used to talk about what happened in the past, perfect modals go further and allow us to express those thoughts/feelings about the past.

In this Confident English English grammar lesson today, you’ll learn how to use the perfect modals - should have, could have, would have - with structural accuracy.


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Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
02:05 - The structure of perfect modals
02:50 - Pronunciation tip
03:50 - How to use Should Have
05:50 - How to use Could Have
07:20 - How to use Would Have
09:13 - Practice what you learned

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