Asked by rfvv
1. We should arrive before dark.
2. I should have finished the book by Friday.
[In the Oxford dictionary, I saw the two sentences. They mean 'guessing.'
What is the similar expression for #3 in American English? Would you check the following?]
3. I would have finished the book by Friday.
4. I will have finished the book by friday.
Answers
Answered by
Writeacher
1. OK
2. This sentence means "I ought to have finished ... , but I didn't."
3. This sentence is making an excuse to explain why he/she didn't finish the book by Friday.
4. This sentence is stating that he/she will be finished reading the book by Friday.
2. This sentence means "I ought to have finished ... , but I didn't."
3. This sentence is making an excuse to explain why he/she didn't finish the book by Friday.
4. This sentence is stating that he/she will be finished reading the book by Friday.
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