Should Have + Past Participle

Should Have + Past Participle

'Should' is the past tense of the word 'shall.' When using the words 'should have' you are talking about something in the past that you 'ought to' or 'might have' done.

He should have done  that = it was a good idea for him to do it; it was the right thing to do.

More examples:

You should have gone there.

You should have married her when you had the chance.

You shouldn’t have made the mistake.

Ana shouldn’t have insulted her friend.

You should have been a good teacher.

Steve should have used skype. 

The Word Overwhelm

OVERWHELM

 

Today lets learn a word that is used very often.

Overwhelm: This is a verb.

Meaning 1: If you are overwhelmed by a feelings or event then it affects you very strongly.

Example:

He was overwhelmed by the intensity of her love.

The beauty of Taj Mahal overwhelmed me.

She was overwhelmed by feelings of guilt.

Despair overwhelmed me.

Meaning 2: To defeat somebody or a group completely.

if a group of people overwhelm a place or a another group then they gain control over them.

Example:

The police was overwhelmed by the rioters.

Australia overwhelmed England by 10 runs.

Use of have to and must

Difference between have to and must.

Have to and Must are used to talk about necessity.

Example: In order to defend our country we have to/must build up a strong army.

Obligation:

Must is used mostly to talk about the feelings and wishes of the speaker and listener. Have to/have got to is used mostly to talk about obligations that come from ‘outside’ – for example from laws, regulations, agreements and other people’s orders.

Compare:

I must walk in the morning. (I want to do it as an exercise.) (This is my own decision)

I have to walk in the morning. (Doctor suggested me as a treatment.) (Someone else is forcing me to do it)

Will have to can be used to talk about future obligation, on the other hand, have to/have got to is preferred when arrangements for the future already have been done.

you will have to find a job When you leave school. (Future obligation)

I have got to go for a job interview tomorrow. (It is already arranged by calling you before.)

IELTS SPEAKING TEST

Part 1: Introduction

Q. Now in the first part of the interview I would like to ask you some questions about yourself. Let's talk about your living place.what kind of place is it?

Q. What are the most exciting places there?

What kind of jobs do people in the village do?

Q. would you say it's a suitable place to live?

Q. How the people of your locality build their house?

Q. How people help each other there.

Part 2: Cue Card

Now I will give you a cue card. You'll have one minute to think about it. Then you have to talk about for 1 to 2 minutes. you can make some notes to help you if you wish.

Describe your personal interest that you enjoy.

you should say-

                          -what's your interest?

                          -How you became interested in it?

                          -How long have you been doing it?

                          -Why you enjoy it?

and describe how it is important for you.

Part 3:

Q1. Do you think having a personal interest is good for our life? In what way?

Q2. Are there any negative effect of a person spending too much time in hobbies? If then what are they?

Q3. Why do you think people need to have an interest or hobby?

Q4. In your country how much time do people spend on work and on leisure?

Q5. Would you say amount of free time has changed much in the last fifty years?

Q6. Do you think people will have more or less free time in the future? why?

How to use have to, have got to and ought to.

Have to is used to talk about strong obligation that comes from somewhere else .For instance, this obligation from your guardian, Boss, workplace, school or from your parents.

Example:

Exp1: You have to have a bachelor degree in order to have a good job.

So here bachelor degree is the prerequisite of a good job.

Exp2: you have to go home by 9 pm. (your parents told it)

Similarly we can use have got to or ought to to make the same sense like have to.

More example:

I have got to get up early.

I ought to get up early.

I have to get up early.

the three sentences mentioned above have same meaning.

I don’t have to go there. (Negative)

Do I have to go there? (Interrogative)

Sorry I can't write anymore because my Skype friends are knocking, I have got to (Or have to or ought to) talk to them.

USE OF MAY MIGHT AND COULD

May/Might/could

He might come tomorrow.

He may come tomorrow.

He could come tomorrow.

May,Might and Could are modal. This three sentences mentioned above indicate a possibility.

so if you say it could rain/ it might rain or it may rain 

then you think it will possibly rain tomorrow but you are not sure, may be you have seen some cloud in the sky.

I You He, She We They

might be could be may be can't be

at work.

Esha may invite Rifat to the match.

Jane could be at work.

Use 'could' to express a possibility which is one of many. This form is not as strong as 'might' or 'may'. It is just one of a number of possibilities. 

Use of Causative Have

HAVE

Similarly have is also used as causative verb

But  Have has less force than get.

[Subject + Have + Person + Base Form of Verb]

Example:

Esha have him clean the room

She had her children cook dinner for her

[Subject + Have + Object + Past Participle]

Example:

I had my hair cut last Saturday

I have to have my hair cut

We are going to have our car fixed.

To know the explanation see previous blog.