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<!-- (audio) Mark: Got it. I should have been more thorough in my comments. -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

Got it. I BLANK been more thorough in my comments.

--blanks--

should have

--feedback--

These two words are used to talk about a past action that would have been better.

--explanation--

Should have been is followed by an adjective and is used to say that something should have happened in the past but didn't. For example:

  • I should have been more careful. - You weren't careful, but it would have been better if you had been.

  • He should have been more prepared for the meeting. - He wasn't prepared enough.

In this case, Mark means he should have been more detailed with his comments.

--scene--

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      "startTimestamp": 35.56,
      "finishTimestamp": 38.06
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        "text": "Got it. I should have been more thorough in my comments.",
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