Criticism
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| Criticising past behaviour |
should have, shouldn't have, ought to have, oughtn't to have |
You shouldn't have spoken to Mrs Todd like that. |
| Expressing annoyance at past behaviour |
could have, might have |
You could/might have told me you were going to be late! |
| Criticising general behaviour |
will |
He will slam the door every time he goes out. |
| Criticising a specific example of someone's general behaviour |
would |
You would take the car just when I wanted to go out. |
