Fill in the blanks with should, should be or should have been.
Should be refers to the present and future. Should have been refers to the past.
Answers
1. You should do something about it before it gets worse.
2. You should have done something before the situation got out of hand.
3. You should be there when they sign the papers.
4. You should have been there when they signed the papers.
5. You should have told me you weren’t coming.
6. I shouldn’t have listened to him. His advice landed me in trouble.
7. You should listen to wise people.
8. We are going to Malaysia in November. That should be nice.
9. You should be kind to all people.
10. I don’t think that you should spend so much money on cosmetics.
11. It is important that the meeting should start on time.
12. Do you think that we should tell her?

