Modalni glagoli u prošlosti

Modalni glagoli (can, must, may, might, should, itd.) u sadašnjem vremenu izražavaju
mogućnost, dozvolu, obavezu ili pretpostavku.

Kada želimo da o njima govorimo u prošlosti, obično koristimo
posebne oblike sa have + past participle :

modal verbs +have+past participle

She needn’t have bought that expensive raspberry cake.
(Nije morala da kupi tu skupu tortu od malina.)

We needn’t have ordered a raspberry cake; there were plenty of desserts.
(Nismo morali da naručujemo tortu od malina; bilo je mnogo drugih poslastica.)

They should have tried the caramel latte — it’s the best one.
(Trebalo je da probaju karamel late — to je najbolji.)

I could have bought some ice cream, but I didn’t have any money.
(Mogao sam da kupim sladoled, ali nisam imao novca.)

We could have shared the ice cream, but you didn’t ask.
(Mogli smo da podelimo sladoled, ali nisi pitao.)

He might have forgotten to buy the pizza. (Možda je zaboravio da kupi picu.)