Im Englischen wird 'Should have' in folgenden Fällen verwendet:
1. Wenn wir über vergangene Ereignisse sprechen, die nicht stattgefunden haben.
- I should have let her know what was happening but I forgot.
- He should have sent everybody a reminder by email.
- They should have remembered that their guests don't eat pork.
2. Wenn wir über Ereignisse nachdenken, die möglicherweise stattgefunden haben oder nicht.
- 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.
- They should have all read that first email by this stage. It's time to send the next one.
3. Wir verwenden 'should not have', wenn wir negativ über das nachdenken, was möglicherweise geschehen ist oder nicht.
- 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.
- They shouldn't have sent the report off for printing yet. There is still time to make changes.
4. Wir verwenden 'should not have' im Englischen auch, um Bedauern über vergangene Handlungen auszudrücken.
- I shouldn't have shouted at you. I apologise.
- 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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