Should + Own/ Eat something

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Ayon Khan

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Suppose it's about to rain. One should bring his umbrella to go out. Is it grammatically correct to say -

It looks like it will rain. He should have his own umbrella with him, just in case it does.

It looks like it will rain. I should have my umbrella with me, just in case it does.

Or one should own a book. Is it OK to say -

You should have the book.

Or one should eat something like (breakfast/ Dinner/ burger) then can I say -

You should have it/ lunch.

As far I know Should have + past participle can mean something that would have been a good idea, but that you didn't do it.

I am little confused about these grammar rules.
 

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[MODERATOR'S NOTE: Piscean posted the following response.]

Originally Posted by Ayon Khan
It looks like it will rain. He should have his own umbrella with him, just in case it does.

It looks like it will rain. I should have my umbrella with me, just in case it does.

You should have the book.

You should have it/ lunch.

Those are all possible.

As far I know Should have + past participle can mean something that would have been a good idea, but that you didn't do it.
That's roughly right.Note that none of your four sentences has should have + past participle.​


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