Fortgeschrittene Modalverben

Modalverb + Perfektinfinitiv (have + Partizip Perfekt) drückt Urteile über die Vergangenheit aus: "should have" (eine verpasste Verpflichtung), "could have" (eine nicht eingetretene Möglichkeit), "might have" (eine ungewisse vergangene Möglichkeit), "needn't have" (eine unnötige vergangene Handlung).

Examples

• You should have called me earlier.
• She could have won if she had tried harder.
• He might have missed the bus.
• You needn't have brought a gift.
• They must have left already; the lights are off.

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