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Should Of, Would Of, & Could Of

• These are all wrong.
• The correct way to use these phrases is:
• should've or should have
• example:  I should have read that book.
• example:  I should've studied harder.
• would've or would have
• example:  I would've read that book.
• example:  I would have studied harder.
• could've or could have
• example:  I could've read that book.
• example:  I could have studied harder.

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