should have been able to → should've been able to /ˈʃʊdəv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tə/ Reduction
Expresses that someone had the capacity or opportunity to do something in the past, but didn't.
This phrase involves several reductions: 'should have' becomes 'should've' with the 'h' elided and 'have' reduced to /əv/. 'Been' often reduces to /bɪn/, and 'to' reduces to /tə/. These changes make the phrase sound very different from its written form.
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should have been able to → should've been able to
/ˈʃʊdəv bɪn ˈeɪbəl tə/
Expresses that someone had the capacity or opportunity to do something in the past, but didn't.
This phrase involves several reductions: 'should have' becomes 'should've' with the 'h' elided and 'have' reduced to /əv/. 'Been' often reduces to /bɪn/, and 'to' reduces to /tə/. These changes make the phrase sound very different from its written form.
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Example 1
I should have been able to finish it sooner.
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Example 2
They should have been able to find a solution.
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Example 3
You should have been able to tell me earlier.
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Example 4
He should've been able to figure that out himself.
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Example 5
We should've been able to get there on time.
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should have been able to → should've been able to