Should Flashcards
You can use SHOULD to
Give advice or to give an opinion
Should is not as strong as
Must or have to
We often use should with
I think / I don’t think / Do you think
You can use should when something is not right or what you expect
Where is Tina? She should be here by now .
( she isn’t here yet, and this is not normal)
That man on the motorbike should be wearing a helmat.
Use should to say that we expect something to happen
Helen has been studying for the exam, so she should pass. ( I expect her to pass)
There are plenty of hotels in this town. It shouldn’t be hard to find a place to stay. ( I don’t expect it to be hard)
Should have done : we use it when we didn’t do it but it would have been the right thing to do
You missed a great party last night. You should have come. Why didn’t you ?
( you didn’t come, but it would have been good to come )
Shouldn’t have done : we use it when you did it, but it was the wrong thing to do
I’m feeling sick. I shouldn’t have eaten so much
Should do
پیشنهاد برای اینکه کاری را انجام بدهید
Should have done
کاری انجام گرفته، بهتر بود انجامش میدادی یا نه اشتباه کردی انجامش دادی
Istead of should we can use
Ought to
Use Should after these verbs
Insist, recommend, suggest, demand, propose
Use should after these
Important, vital, necessary, essential that …
After suggest you can NOT use to
What do you suggest we should do?
I suggested that she buy a car .
You can use -ING after suggest
What do you suggest doing ?
You can use should after a number of adjective
Strange, odd, funny, typical, natural, interesting, suprised, suprising
It’s strange that he should be late.He’s usually on time.
I was suprised that he should say such a thing.
IF something Should happen …
Or
Begin with should
This means the same
We have no jobs at present, but IF the situation should change, we will contact you.
Or
Should situation change, we will contant you.
You can use I should / I shouldn’t
To give somebody advice
Shal I leave now ? No, I should wait a bit
I should wait means, I would wait if I were you, I advise you to wait.
I’m going out now. Is it cold out?
Yes, I should wear a coat.
It means, I would wear a coat if I were you.
I shouldn’t stay up too late. You have to be up early tomorrow.
It means, I would go to bed if I were you.
I think + ضمیر + should + فعل ساده
Do you think + ضمیر + should + فعل ساده
I think Lisa should buy some new clothes.
I don’t think you should work so hard.
Do you think I should buy this hat?
What time do you think we should go home?
