Shouldn’t meaning in English: In this article, the meaning of the ‘Shouldn’t’ is explained in easy English with examples.
‘Shouldn’t’ pronunciation= sud(a)nt, shu-d(a)nt
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Shouldn’t meaning in English
Usually ‘Should not’ is shortened to ‘Shouldn’t.’
Shouldn’t full form: Should not
1. Shouldn’t mean “it is not a good idea to do it or that was not a good idea to do.” For example:
▪ You shouldn’t eat sweets. You are a diabetic patient.
▪ I shouldn’t have texted you, without your permission.
2. Shouldn’t mean “You did not want to that happen, but it did happen.” For example:
▪ I shouldn’t have asked you to lie for me.
▪ I shouldn’t have bought a new luxurious car on loan.
| Shouldn’t- English meaning |
| did not want it to happen |
| not necessary to happen |
Shouldn’t-Example
‘Should’ is the past tense of the word ‘Shall’.
Sentences that can be formed using the ‘Shouldn’t’ are as follows.
Examples:
▪ I shouldn’t have bought a haunted house.
▪ You shouldn’t have done this to me.
▪ You shouldn’t smoke.
▪ You shouldn’t speak to your neighbor like that.
▪ He shouldn’t have bothered you.
▪ He shouldn’t have hurt her feelings.
▪ He shouldn’t pull the cat’s tail.
▪ He shouldn’t have been standing there.
▪ Shouldn’t be a problem.
▪ Shouldn’t be this complicated.
▪ I shouldn’t be alive.
▪ I shouldn’t be telling you this.
▪ I shouldn’t have said that.
▪ I shouldn’t have done that.
▪ I shouldn’t have talked to you like that.
▪ I shouldn’t have spoken to you like that.
▪ I told someone something I shouldn’t have.
▪ I told a secret I shouldn’t have.
▪ Shouldn’t have said it.
▪ I shouldn’t have called you.
▪ I shouldn’t have been born.
▪ They shouldn’t have killed his dog.
▪ They shouldn’t have given us uniforms.
▪ They shouldn’t have played football.
▪ We are reaching levels that shouldn’t be possible.
▪ We shouldn’t talk anymore.
▪ Weed you shouldn’t smoke.
▪ Websites you shouldn’t visit.
▪ Places you shouldn’t visit.
▪ We shouldn’t have met.
▪ We shouldn’t be late.
▪ Why you shouldn’t fear death?
▪ Who shouldn’t take the covid vaccine?
▪ While it shouldn’t be a controversial policy.
▪ I shouldn’t have texted you.
▪ I said it shouldn’t matter, but it does in reality.
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