📍Should
1⃣We use "should" for giving advice.
🚩You should speak to him about it.
🚩He should see a doctor.
🚩We should ask a lawyer.
2⃣We use "should" to give an opinion or a recommendation.
🚩He should resign now.
🚩We should invest more in Asia.
🚩They should do something about this terrible train service.
3⃣"Should" expresses a personal opinion and is much weaker and more personal than "must" or "have to". It is often introduced by "I think."
🚩I think they should replace him.
🚩I don't think they should keep the contract.
🚩Do you think we should tell her.
4⃣We can use "should" after "reporting verbs" such as
demand, insist, propose, recommend, suggest
🚩He demanded that we should pay for the repair.
🚩She insisted that she should pay for the meal.
🚩I have proposed that he should take charge of the organization.
🚩The committee recommends that Jane should be appointed.
🚩We have suggested that Michael should be given a reward for his hard work.
5⃣However, it is also possible to say exactly the same thing by omitting the "should" and just using the infinitive form without "to" . Some people call this the "subjunctive" form.
🚩He demanded that we pay for the repair.
🚩She insisted that she pay for the meal.
🚩I have proposed that he take charge of the organization.
🚩The committee recommends that Jane be appointed.
🚩We have suggested that Michael be given a reward for his hard work.
6⃣We can use "should" after various adjectives. Typical examples are :
💭funny, interesting, natural, odd, strange, surprised, surprising, typical
🚩It's funny that you should say that. I was thinking exactly the same thing.
🚩It's interesting that they should offer him the job. Not an obvious choice.
🚩It's natural that you should be anxious. Nobody likes speaking in public.
🚩Isn't it odd that he should be going to the same tiny hotel? What a coincidence.
7⃣We can use "should" in "if clauses" when we believe that the possibility of something happening is small.
🚩If you should happen to see him before I do, can you tell him that I want to speak to him urgently?
🚩If there should be a problem, just give me a call and I'll sort it out.
🚩If anyone should ask where I am, say I'm in a meeting.
🚩We use "should" in various fixed expressions.
8⃣To show strong agreement
🚩-They're paying you compensation?
-I should think so.
9⃣To express pleasure when you receive a gift
🚩What a fantastic present! You really shouldn't have.
🔟To emphasize a visible emotion
🚩You should have seen the look on her face when she found out that she had got the promotion.
1⃣We use "should" for giving advice.
🚩You should speak to him about it.
🚩He should see a doctor.
🚩We should ask a lawyer.
2⃣We use "should" to give an opinion or a recommendation.
🚩He should resign now.
🚩We should invest more in Asia.
🚩They should do something about this terrible train service.
3⃣"Should" expresses a personal opinion and is much weaker and more personal than "must" or "have to". It is often introduced by "I think."
🚩I think they should replace him.
🚩I don't think they should keep the contract.
🚩Do you think we should tell her.
4⃣We can use "should" after "reporting verbs" such as
demand, insist, propose, recommend, suggest
🚩He demanded that we should pay for the repair.
🚩She insisted that she should pay for the meal.
🚩I have proposed that he should take charge of the organization.
🚩The committee recommends that Jane should be appointed.
🚩We have suggested that Michael should be given a reward for his hard work.
5⃣However, it is also possible to say exactly the same thing by omitting the "should" and just using the infinitive form without "to" . Some people call this the "subjunctive" form.
🚩He demanded that we pay for the repair.
🚩She insisted that she pay for the meal.
🚩I have proposed that he take charge of the organization.
🚩The committee recommends that Jane be appointed.
🚩We have suggested that Michael be given a reward for his hard work.
6⃣We can use "should" after various adjectives. Typical examples are :
💭funny, interesting, natural, odd, strange, surprised, surprising, typical
🚩It's funny that you should say that. I was thinking exactly the same thing.
🚩It's interesting that they should offer him the job. Not an obvious choice.
🚩It's natural that you should be anxious. Nobody likes speaking in public.
🚩Isn't it odd that he should be going to the same tiny hotel? What a coincidence.
7⃣We can use "should" in "if clauses" when we believe that the possibility of something happening is small.
🚩If you should happen to see him before I do, can you tell him that I want to speak to him urgently?
🚩If there should be a problem, just give me a call and I'll sort it out.
🚩If anyone should ask where I am, say I'm in a meeting.
🚩We use "should" in various fixed expressions.
8⃣To show strong agreement
🚩-They're paying you compensation?
-I should think so.
9⃣To express pleasure when you receive a gift
🚩What a fantastic present! You really shouldn't have.
🔟To emphasize a visible emotion
🚩You should have seen the look on her face when she found out that she had got the promotion.