Should is mainly used to talk about obligation.Would is used to talk about past habits. Should is also used as the past form of shall and would is used as the past form of will.
Complete the following sentences using should or would.
1Everyone ............... wear a helmet.
Wrong!
Use "should" to give advice or say what is the right thing to do.
2When we were kids, we ............... spend hours playing carrom.
Wrong!
Use "would" to talk about a repeated habit in the past.
3I told him that I ............... probably be late.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "would" and "should" can report a future action from a past point of view in this sentence.
4We ............... be grateful for an early reply.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "would" and "should" are possible in the formal polite phrase "be grateful for an early reply."
5............... I open the door?
Wrong!
Use "Should" to ask for advice or confirmation about what to do.
6If we all sang in tune, it ............... be so bad.
Wrong!
Use "wouldn't" in the result clause of this second conditional sentence.
7............... I turn the heating on?
Wrong!
Use "Should" to ask whether an action is a good idea.
8............... we invite Judy?
Wrong!
Use "Should" to ask for advice about what action to take.
9............... you mind moving a bit?
Wrong!
Use "Would" in the polite request form "Would you mind...?"
10She ............... be informed.
Wrong!
Use "should" to express necessity or the right action.
Answers
- Everyone should wear a helmet.
- When we were kids, we would spend hours playing carrom.
- I told him that I would / should probably be late.
- We would / should be grateful for an early reply.
- Should I open the door?
- If we all sang in tune, it wouldn’t be so bad.
- Should I turn the heating on?
- Should we invite Judy?
- Would you mind moving a bit?
- She should be informed.