[Grammar] would have been & should have been

[mydesire]

hi!
first of all iwould like to know the meaning and usage of would have been and should have been. please guide me when and where i can use.

i always confused using these two.

please tell me if this sentence is correct.

"if we plan for a shipment, the goods should have been ready in first week of february but we will try to get them ready 3rd week of jan.

thanks a lot.

 

[5jj]

Welcome to the forum, mydesire. :hi:

Please try to use capital letters appropriately in your posts:

[STRIKE]f[/STRIKE] First of all, [STRIKE]i[/STRIKE] I (space) would like to know the meaning and usage of "would have been" and "should have been". [STRIKE]p[/STRIKE] Please [STRIKE]guide[/STRIKE] tell me when and where [STRIKE]i[/STRIKE] I can use them. [STRIKE]i[/STRIKE] I always get confused about using these two.

This is far too big a topic to cover in one post. We can deal with more specific questions.

"[STRIKE]i[/STRIKE] If we plan for a shipment, the goods should have been ready in the first week of [STRIKE]f[/STRIKE] February, but we will try to get them ready by the 3rd week of [STRIKE]j[/STRIKE] January.

The sentence does not make sense. If we are to correct it, we need to know:

For what date was the shipment originally planned?
Is there a new date for shipment?