Let's say I want to say something I should've do, do I use the past tense or normal
I should've kept the information / I should've keep the information
Which one is right and why?
Thank you so much!
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should is the past tense of modal verb shall. When forming a statement about the past using that modal verb, it is combined with auxiliary verb have and the past-participle of the lexical verb. The lexical verb here is keep and its past participle form is kept.
should have kept
The auxiliary verb have never partners with the infinitive.
Compare:
weep, wept
sweep, swept
I should have taken the earlier train.
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Past tense. Since you are referring to something that has happened in the past, you should use the past tense of the work 'keep'. So,
I should've kept the information.
is correct.
