Please tell me what the following mean grammatically
(1)he should have been going.
(2)he can have done.
Please tell me what the following mean grammatically
(1)he should have been going.
(2)he can have done.
Hi there
Both sentences are incorrect in that the person is saying what he/she means and not using the english language properly. This is a common mistake.
No 1 He should have been going... Should have been " He aught to have been gone"
No 2 He can have done... should have been " He could have done"
Regards
Peanuts
Peanut's reply of 3 June 2004 was wrong in respect of No.1 and correct in respect of No.2.
No. 1 "He should have been going" is correct in the following example:
"When Mr. Fung telephoned
From Buenos Aires
He told his head office that he was
About to board an aeroplane
Bound for London,Ontario
In Canada;
But he should have been
Going to London, England."
The tense being used in "should have been" is the Compound Form of the Future Perfect Tense of the verb "To Go" (using the Present Participle, "Going").
We regret we must also draw attention to another error nade by "Peanuts":
The word "AUGHT" means "anything" (implying a thing or amount of little consequence) whereas the word "OUGHT" (as presumably intended by "Peanuts") is the obsolete past tense of the verb "To Owe" now employed to mean "SHOULD" ("supposed to....").
"We ought to use a handkerchief when we blow our nose."
"A gentleman ought to remove his hat when entering the house."
"We ought to know at least as much about English as a native teacher of English before we start giving instructions about it."
"The owners of this website ought to know that there is a 'G' in 'English' but, apparently, they do not.
I am 8 grade from Italy, I need help in english, Please assist in me of the following questions:
1. I have no bearing to take the job.
2. having said that,
3.
Thank you very much
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