2. Whats wrong with could of should of would of ?

3. Many of us have got in the habit of saying the following phrases: Many of us have got in the habit of saying the following phrases: Manchester United could of won the cup. Manchester United could of won the cup. She should of lent it to me. She should of lent it to me. My mum would of made your tea if you wanted to stay. My mum would of made your tea if you wanted to stay. What is wrong with these sentences? What is wrong with these sentences?

4. Lets look at the first one: Lets look at the first one: Manchester United could of won the cup. Manchester United could of won the cup. What you REALLY mean is... What you REALLY mean is... Manchester United couldve won the cup. Manchester United couldve won the cup. Which is a shortened version of... Which is a shortened version of... Manchester United could have won the cup. Manchester United could have won the cup. How has this mistake happened? How has this mistake happened?

5. Couldve sounds like could of Couldve sounds like could of And we get these two sounds mixed up when we speak: ve and of Practice saying them and see if you can tell the difference!

6. Lets look at the second example Lets look at the second example She should of lent it to me She should of lent it to me This should read... This should read... She shouldve lent it to me. She shouldve lent it to me. Which is short for... Which is short for... She should have lent it to me. She should have lent it to me.

7. Lets look at the final example Lets look at the final example My mum would of made your tea if you wanted to stay. My mum would of made your tea if you wanted to stay. It should read... It should read... My mum wouldve made your tea if you wanted to stay. My mum wouldve made your tea if you wanted to stay. Which is short for... Which is short for... My mum would have made your tea if you wanted to stay. My mum would have made your tea if you wanted to stay.

8. Have a go at correcting these sentences: Have a go at correcting these sentences: Underline the mistake and write the correct version underneath. Underline the mistake and write the correct version underneath. She shouldnt of done that She shouldnt of done that

9. She shouldnt have done that She shouldnt have done that

10. You could of had five of those if you were careful. You could of had five of those if you were careful.

11. You could have had five of those if you were careful. You could have had five of those if you were careful.

12. She would of given him her last penny She would of given him her last penny

13. She would have given him her last penny She would have given him her last penny

14. You shouldnt of done that! You shouldnt of done that!

15. You shouldnt have done that You shouldnt have done that

16. Its what she would of wanted. Its what she would of wanted.

17. Its what she would have wanted. Its what she would have wanted.

18. We could of won that match We could of won that match

19. We could have won that match We could have won that match

20. He wouldnt of waited for you He wouldnt of waited for you

21. He wouldnt have waited for you He wouldnt have waited for you

22. Congratulations! You have got the hang of it! Congratulations! You have got the hang of it!