
Below are just a few examples of songs that use some of the past modal structures we have reviewed above, feel free to check them out and listen for when the past modals are used. Speculating and commenting on events that happened in the past is an extremely popular theme in music that we hear all the time. Would have= past possibilities and their (unreal) consequencesįor example, see how the following past modals change the meaning of the sentence below:.Should have= criticism / recommendation in the past.May / Might have = speculating in the past.Then, you can apply the 'Filter' feature or click the 'Search files or folders' button to find the deleted files. After the process, select the 'Deleted Files' and 'Other Lost Files' folders in the left panel. We wouldn’t have chosen this hotel, if we had read the reviews.Įssentially, all modals can be used in the past by adding “have + past participle,” however, their meaning and function often change: Choose the exact file location and then click the 'Scan' button to continue.She wouldn’t have left, if they hadn’t been so rude to her.

He wouldn’t have crashed the car if he hadn’t drunk so much.“wouldn’t have” is used for expressing negative past possibilities
