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In this sentence I can't imagine any reason why he should have behaved in such an extraordinary way, did

I can't imagine any reason why he should have behaved in such an extraordinary way

Did he behave or did he not behave in an extraordinary way? If
If he did, why the author didn't simply say, "...why he behaved..." instead instead of "...why he should have behaved..." ?

It is not clear to me why the author has used this tense rather than past simple.

In this sentence I can't imagine any reason why he should have behaved in such an extraordinary way, did he behave or did he not behave in an extraordinary way? If he did, why the author didn't simply say, "...why he behaved..." instead of "...why he should have behaved..." ?

It is not clear to me why the author has used this tense rather than past simple.

In this sentence

I can't imagine any reason why he should have behaved in such an extraordinary way

Did he behave or did he not behave in an extraordinary way?
If he did, why the author didn't simply say, "...why he behaved..." instead of "...why he should have behaved..." ?

It is not clear to me why the author has used this tense rather than past simple.

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Why Does "should have behaved" has been used here, instead ofmeans different from "behaved" in this sentence?

In this sentence I can't imagine any reason why he should have behaved in such an extraordinary way, did he behave or did he not behave in an extraordinary way? If he did, why the author didn't simply say, "...why he behaved..." instead of "...why he should have behaved..." ?

It is not clear to me why the author has used this tense rather than past simple.

Why "should have behaved" has been used here, instead of "behaved"?

In this sentence I can't imagine any reason why he should have behaved in such an extraordinary way, did he behave or did he not behave in an extraordinary way? If he did, why the author didn't simply say, "...why he behaved..." instead of "...why he should have behaved..." ?

Does "should have behaved" means different from "behaved" in this sentence?

In this sentence I can't imagine any reason why he should have behaved in such an extraordinary way, did he behave or did he not behave in an extraordinary way? If he did, why the author didn't simply say, "...why he behaved..." instead of "...why he should have behaved..." ?

It is not clear to me why the author has used this tense rather than past simple.

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