Sentence Patterns
(Source: from the Textbook)
I didn’t pass the exam.
I flunked/failed the exam.
I should have studied hard, but I didn’t.
All of you should keep awake, shouldn’t you?
p. 161
Monty should have saved his money.
Monty should have managed his money wisely
from start to end.
Monty should make good use of his money.
Monty should not have spent all his money on card games.
I should have used better judgment.
ð I didn’t use
better judgment at that time.
You should have called (: rung) me (up) last night.
ð You didn’t
phone (: ring/call) me (up)last night.
ð You didn’t give me a call/ring last night.
The tennis player shouldn’t
have missed
tennis practice yesterday.
ð Yesterday, the tennis player missed tennis practice.
Julia’s grandfather shouldn’t
have been so quick (adj.)
to judge Julia.
ð Julia’s grandfather judged Julia had lost the game.
Unlike Alex, Julia spent all her money on violin learning.
Alex saved every penny from his grandfather.
p. 162
Molly should
have ____ (keep/kept/keeping)
her promise.
= Actually, in
the past,
Molly didn’t keep her promise.
She probably broke her promise.
The driver should have followed the traffic
rules.
…lived up to…/…abided by…/…observed…/…obeyed…
ð In truth/fact/reality, the driver
didn’t follow the traffic rules.
(S)He violated/broke the rules.
The child shouldn’t
have eaten (: dined/consumed)
so much fast food.
ð As a matter of fact, the child ate/dined/consumed
so much fast food.
I should have got 90 points, but
I was too careless to achieve.
Lucy went out after midnight.
Lucy should not
have gone out after midnight.
You should not
have followed me.
The boy made fun of his classmates.
The boy should not have made fun of his classmates.
The boy shouldn’t have teased his classmates.
The boy shouldn’t have made jokes about his classmates.
I should not have chased (: looked/run after) the taxi.
She should not have gone across the street.
Renee didn’t
save any money last month.
Renee should
have saved some money last month.
Henry spent too much of his time using his smartphone.
ð Henry shouldn’t have spent so much of his time (in) using his smartphone.
Mr. Chen didn’t lock the door
when he went out.
ð Mr. Chen should have locked the door
when he went out.
p. 160
were
had gone
had
had finished
could speak
2. …(that) she had not made a mistake on the test.
… (that) she had not made a mistake
on the test.
3. …(that) she had
some free time to see a movie.
…(that) she would/could have some free time to see a movie.
4. ….(that) he were not overweight and unhealthy.
…(that) he were slim and healthy.
5. (that) he had
not forgotten
或…(that) he had remembered
+ his
wife’s birthday yesterday.
1.
…she fought for her rights.
2.
…there weren’t wars
all over (: around/throughout)
the world.
3.
…he had not (: he hadn’t) made
the big mistake yesterday.
4.
…he had studied hard
enough to pass the math exam.
5.
…he had gone on the graduation
trip
with his classmates.
…should have made…
…should have asked…
…should not have told…
…shouldn’t have told…
…shouldn’t have been (late)
DBC
