“We should have listen to the forecast.”
What's wrong? Choose the right one.
After have, the verb takes its third form: listened, cycled, driven.
Not: We should have listen to the forecast.
Say: We should have listened to the forecast.
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Questions where people make this mistake.
THE QUESTIONS
- Tom ______ to work yesterday, but he took the car.could has cycled · could have cycled · could have cycle
- We should have ______ the train instead of driving; the roads were full of traffic.took · taken · take
- We should have ______ to the weather forecast before we went hiking.listened · listening · listen
- Tom was rude to the shop assistant. He ______ at her.shouldn't shout · shouldn't have shout · shouldn't have shouted
- The company ______ more carefully about the forests, but it ignored the warnings.should have thought · should think · should have think
- We should have ______ more of our rubbish last year instead of throwing it away.recycle · recycling · recycled
Show the answers
- could have cyclednot could has cycled: should had, could hasnot could have cycle: should have + the plain verb
- takennot take: should have + the plain verbnot took: should have went, could have took
- listenednot listen: should have + the plain verb
- shouldn't have shoutednot shouldn't shout: should or could without have, for the pastnot shouldn't have shout: should have + the plain verb
- should have thoughtnot should think: should or could without have, for the pastnot should have think: should have + the plain verb
- recyclednot recycle: should have + the plain verb