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A COMMON MISTAKE

“I should have went to bed earlier.”

What's wrong? Choose the right one.

WHY should have went, could have took

should have, could have + the third form (go, went, gone): should have gone, could have taken.

Not: I should have went to bed earlier.

Say: I should have gone to bed earlier.

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Questions where people make this mistake.

THE QUESTIONS
  1. We should have ______ the train instead of driving; the roads were full of traffic.took · taken · take
  2. Why didn't you ask me for a lift last week? I ______ you to the airport.could have drove · could have driven · could has driven
Show the answers
  1. takennot take: should have + the plain verbnot took: should have went, could have took
  2. could have drivennot could has driven: should had, could hasnot could have drove: should have went, could have took