An Introduction to Past Modals: must have, should have, would have, and could have

In this English lesson I'll give an introduction, with plenty of examples, on how to use the past modals: must have, should have, would have, and could have. This is a difficult topic for many English learners. I will do my best to make it clear how to use these verbs in some situations.
This is by no means meant to be an extensive lesson. In fact, I decided to leave some verbs off the list, and to simply help you learn some of the common ways we use these as native English speakers.
I hope this English lesson helps you, and if you want, please let me know in the comments if you want a more advanced class on this in the future.
Thanks for watching this English lesson about past modal verbs! Have a great day!
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Those are perfectly written sentences using past modals. Awesome job Roman! 😎🌺💎

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Past modal verbs are one of the most tricky things for a second language learner. I can understand the meaning but when I have a conversation, I shy away from using them. Today's lesson was really helpful for me. I should have found your channel earlier. Being late is better than nothing. Thanks teacher

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I tried to give some really straightforward examples. Hopefully you can build some sentences of your own from these using the models I gave and use them in your next conversation! 😎🌺💎

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Sometimes if you let it rest for a day and watch it again another day that can help with understanding! 😎🏡🌳

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I am running out of potatoes. I should have bought a bag of potatoes early this morning. Thank you for this lesson.

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I'm glad you found it helpful. I plan to make a more extensive lesson in the future! 😎🌺💎

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Thanks for the wonderful video! Could you please help me to choose the correct option? 'I don't think he meant to be rude.' 'He ……… said sorry.' i. must have ii. might have iii. would have

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Could you please do a class about beard and/or barbershop. For exemple: I have to shave my beard, but I won't shave it all, just neck and the out lines. Is it still shaving? Is it trimming? In portuguese we say "do/make the beard"

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I was going to go to bed at 10, but I ended up talking on the phone. - I had the intention of doing it, but something else came up. I was supposed to go to bed at 10, but I ended up talking on the phone. - I was required to do it, but I chose to do something else. I would have gone to bed at 10, but I ended up talking on the phone. - I had the intention of doing it, but chose to do something else. It's subtle, but I hope that helps! 😎🌺💎

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