Uploaded December 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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English lesson: want to finally learn how to use should, could, and would have? Take this lesson today and read on for the examples that we use. These models, to talk about the past, are useful to learn.

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00:00 introduction
01:21 could vs should vs would
03:52 should have
08:23 could have
12:26 would have
15:01 pronunciation practice

RESOURCES FROM THE LESSON:

The blog post for this lesson with the examples:
tofluency.com/shouldhave-couldhave-wouldhave

An overview of the modal verbs:
espressoenglish.net/past-modals-should-have-could-have-would-have

More examples:
perfect-english-grammar.com/could-have-should-have-would-have.html