Some examples and use cases from the internet:

Some examples and use cases from the internet:

• This is one of those errors typically made by a person more familiar with the spoken than the written form of English. A sentence like “I would have gone if ...
• Oct 12, 2012 ... How did the use of “could of” and “should of” originate, and is it considered correct? Recently, I tend to stumble a lot over the mistake that ...
• Tom and Pauline are so selfish, they should of been there for you. Should have should never be written "should of." However, the latter does exist: when should ...
• should of. A stupid way of saying "should have". Person: I totally should of bought the bike, duuuuude. Me: DIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! *stabs to death*.

• When using the words 'should have' you are talking about something in the past that you 'ought to' or 'might have' done. Here are some examples: "I should ...
• We can use 'should have' to talk about past events that did not happen. I should have let her know what was happening but I forgot. He should have sent ...
• The modal auxiliary should has a past form, should have, which is used before the past participle of a verb. When this past form is used, should and have are ...
• The phrase should have indicates a missed obligation or opportunity in the ... Tom and Pauline are so selfish, they should have (should've) been there for you.