“Don’t fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: Could have, would have, and should have.” (Louis E. Boone)
I hope no one minds that I have made a gentle alteration to the above quotation: It orinally read, ‘Could have, might have, and should […]

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could’ve-should’ve-would’ve.pdf
Here is the slideshow that I have referred to in the current issue of English Teaching Professional. It consists of 12 book cover images taken from Amazon.co.uk, each of which contains one of the following notoriously problematic structures:
Could + have + past participle
Should + have + past participle
Would + have + past participle
Ideas for […]

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
Marlene Dietrich
Quotations are an invaluable resource for the language classroom. As texts, they are short, autonomous in meaning, thought provoking, memorable and easy to obtain. In the old days, I used […]

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