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In a previous lesson, we learned that a modal verb is a type of helping verb which helps to expression possibility, impossibility or uncertainty. There is a specific modal verb to show regret about past actions of the lack of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We often think of the modal verb “should” when giving advice. Example: You should go to school regularly. You should study a new language for at least fifteen minutes every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The modal verb should is also used to express regret about the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I should have studied chemistry instead of biology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I should not have quit school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I should have gone to college a long time ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To express regret about the past, the modal verb “should” is used with “have” and a past participle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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