SHOULD / SHOULD´T HAVE

Uso / use:

Should:

We can use 'should have' to talk about past events that did not happen.

Podemos usar 'debería' para hablar sobre eventos pasados ​​que no sucedieron.

Should´t:

We can use ' should not have’ to speculate negatively about what may or may not have happened.

Podemos usar ' no debería' para especular negativamente sobre lo que puedo haber ocurrido o no.

Forma/ shape:

Use "should" / "should not have" + the past participle of the main verb

Se usa "should" / "Should’t have" + el participio pasado del verbo principal

Ejemplo / example:

Should:

ü  I should have let her know what was happening but I forgot.

ü  Debería haberle hecho saber lo que estaba sucediendo, pero lo olvidé.

ü  He should have sent everybody a reminder by email.

ü  Debería haber enviado a todos un recordatorio por correo electrónico.

ü  They should have remembered that their guests don't eat pork.

ü  Deberían haber recordado que sus invitados no comen cerdo

Shouldn´t:

ü  She shouldn't have left work yet. I'll call her office.

ü  Ella no debería haber dejado el trabajo todavía. Llamaré a su oficina.

ü  He shouldn't have boarded his plane yet. We can probably still get hold of him.

ü  Él no debería haber abordado su avión todavía. Probablemente aún podamos contactarlo.

ü  They shouldn't have sent the report off for printing yet. There is still time to make changes.

ü  No deberían haber enviado el informe para imprimir aún. Todavía hay tiempo para hacer cambios.

Ejercicios/ exercises:

Answer correctly, answer should have / shouldn't have depending on the sentence.

Contesta correctamente, responde should have/ shouldn´t have dependiendo la oración.

1. She                             taken the children with her to Houston.
2. He                                lent us the money which we need.
3. She                             been back by noon.
4. I                                   this problem.
5. I                                   play soccer, I do not like it

WAS/ WERE GOING TO AND WAS/ WERE SUPPOSED TO

Uso / use:

Was / were going to:

We will use was / were going to talk about plans we did in the past and they did not happen or will not happen in the future.

Usaremos was/were going to para hablar sobre planes que hicimos en el pasado y no sucedieron o no sucederán en el futuro.

Was / were supposed to:

We will use was / were supposed to talk about things that we agreed to do, 

or that people expect us to do, but we did not.

Usaremos was/were supposed to para hablar sobre cosas que nos pusimos

de acuerdo para hacer, o que la gente espera que hagamos, pero que no hicimos.

Forma/ shape:

Was / were going to:

Subject + was / were + Going to + verb + rest of sentence.

Sujeto+ was / were + Going to + verbo + resto de frase.

Was / were supposed to:

Subject + was / were + supposed to + verb + rest of sentence.

Sujeto+ was / were + supposed to + verbo + resto de frase.

Ejemplo / example:

Was / were going to:

ü  We were going to go shopping but we decided not to go because it started raining. 

ü  Íbamos a ir a comprar, pero decidimos no ir porque empezó a llover.

ü  They were going to play football but, finally, they didn't because they were too tired. 

ü  Ellos iban a jugar al fútbol, pero finalmente no jugaron porque estaban muy cansados.

Was / were supposed to:

ü Ana was supposed to book the cottage months ago, but she forgot.

ü Acordamos que Ana reservaría la casa de campo, pero no lo hizo.

ü I was supposed to call you back, wasn’t? Sorry, Sam, I was out all day.

ü Sam esperaba que su novia le devolviese la llamada, pero no lo hizo

Ejercicios/ exercises:

Answer correctly, answer was / were going to depending on the sentence.Contesta correctamente, was / were going to responde dependiendo la oración.

1.    I                          see you tomorrow.

2.    He                        visit her next week.

3.    They                         eat out tonight.

Answer correctly, answer was / were supposed to depending on the sentence.Contesta correctamente, was / were supposed to responde dependiendo la oración.

1.    He                               his dance lesson at seven o’clock.

2.    They                            bring the books with them.

3.    He                                arrive tomorrow.

SO/ SUCH/ TOO/ ENOUGH

Uso / use:

So:

So means very.

Entonces significa muy.

Such:

Such also means very. Such is used before an adjective and noun

Tal también significa muy. Tal se usa antes de un adjetivo y sustantivo

To: 

Too much, it means there's a lot of something. Shows a negative opin.

Demasiado, significa que hay mucho de algo. Muestra una opinión negativa.

Enough: 

Enough, means you have what you need.

Suficiente significa que tienes lo que necesitas.

Forma/ shape:

 So:

So + adjetive/adverb (tan +adjetivo/adverbio)

Such:

Such + adjective + noun (tan + adjetivo + sustantivo)

To: 

Subject + verb + too + adjective / adverb + to-infinitive

Enough:

Subject + verb + adjective / adverb / noun + enough + to-infinitive

Ejemplo / example:

So:

ü  He ran so fast that he won

ü  Corrió tan rápido que ganó

Such:

ü They are such good friends

ü  Son tan buenos amigos

To: 

ü  He is too weak a person (to fight)

ü  Él es una persona demasiado débil (para luchar)

Enough:

ü  There is enough soup

ü  Hay suficiente sopa

Ejercicios/ exercises:

Answer correctly, answer so/ such/ too/ enough depending on the sentence.Contesta correctamente, so/ such/ too/ enough  responde dependiendo la oración.

1.    Giselle's                   good she could be a professional.

2.     She plays                 well (that) she could be a professional.

3.     There were                 footballs (that) I didn't know which one to choose. Mozart is                 good player!

They are                 good students