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He _____ have completed his work; otherwise he wouldn't be enjoying himself by the seaside.
The answer is 'must'. I was wondering if we could also use 'should'.
Might I ask native English teachers to help me? Thank you very much.
He _____ have completed his work; otherwise he wouldn't be enjoying himself by the seaside.
The answer is 'must'. I was wondering if we could also use 'should'.
Might I ask native English teachers to help me? Thank you very much.
Here, 'should' feels like it only has a deontic/social modal meaning, as in,
He should have completed his work; he shouldn't be enjoying himself by the seaside when there's still so much to be done.
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should/must have completed 
Linear Mode
