[BEST LESSONS] - Should Have, Could Have, or Would Have?

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Hi, students. This month, we're re-releasing some of our all-time most popular podcast episodes, which have been loved by thousands of English learners just like you. Want to download the text from this lesson? Click on the link in the podcast description and enter your email address to get your free lesson guide. Now sit back, relax, and enjoy listening to one of our best lessons. In the last episode, I talked about the differences between should, could, and would, and today I'm going to teach you about should have, could have, and would have. These are sometimes called modals of lost opportunity because they describe situations when we are imagining that the past was different. First, let's review the general rules for should, could, and would. Remember, we use should for suggestions or advice. For example, if you want to lose weight, you should eat healthy food. We use could for possibilities. For example, "I have the day off tomorrow." "Great. We could spend the day at the beach, or we could go shopping." And we use would for imagining the results of an imaginary situation, an unreal situation. For example, "If I were rich, I would buy a boat." So the same general rule applies when using should have, could have, and would have