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Verbs<br />
Words that cause confusion<br />
seen/saw<br />
For example:<br />
The children saw their friends<br />
coming.<br />
We have seen many people at the<br />
show.<br />
A crowd was seen waiting for the<br />
train.<br />
Some verb contractions are confusing.<br />
have/of<br />
For example:<br />
He should have returned the book.<br />
She could have done better.<br />
I could have been hurt.<br />
Note: When the auxiliary verb have is contracted in<br />
would’ve, could’ve and should’ve the end sounds like<br />
of (that is: would of, could of, and should of), but this is<br />
incorrect and should never be used.<br />
There are other words which are similar, including: must<br />
have, might have, will have and won’t have.<br />
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