Something should have been done before the situation got worse.
The above sentence is an example of past tense modals used in the passive voice. We use this to describe situations that did or didn't happen in the past.
My car should have been fixed yesterday. (but it wasn't.)
He could have been hurt in the accident. (He wasn't hurt)
The project might not have gotten completed without her help. (Or, her help wasn't necessary)
She would have been hired if she hadn't come to the interview wearing a nose ring.(She went to the interview wearing a nose ring; the interviewer didn't like her appearance, so he didn't hire her.)
For more practice, go to the ninth lesson in the Green Level. �
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