Fill in the blanks with would or should.
1. If she left office at six, she ……………………… be here soon.
Correct!
Wrong!
Use should to express logical possibility.
2. …………………………. I invite him?
Correct!
Wrong!
Use should to ask for a suggestion.
3. She ………………………… be informed.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use should to express necessity.
4. People …………………….. mind their own business.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use should to express necessity.
5. If she worked more diligently, she ……………………… get a promotion.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I …………………………. call you if I needed help.
Correct!
Wrong!
In the second conditional, we use a past tense in the if-clause and would + infinitive in the main clause.
7. I ………………………………. be grateful for an early reply.
Correct!
Wrong!
Both would and should can be used with the first person pronouns with little difference of meaning.
8. I ………………………… rather you went home now.
Correct!
Wrong!
Would rather shows preference.
9. ……………………………. I send her an invite?
Correct!
Wrong!
10. I knew that I ………………………… let go of him but it was difficult.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. You ………………………….. have told me before borrowing my car.
Correct!
Wrong!
Should have + past participle is often used to criticize people.
12. You ……………………………. have told her. I didn’t want her to find out.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- If she left office at six, she should be here soon.
- Should I invite him?
- She should be informed.
- People should mind their own business.
- If she worked more diligently, she would get a promotion.
- I would call you if I needed help.
- I would / should be grateful for an early reply.
- I would rather you went home now.
- Should I send her an invite?
- I knew that I should let go of him but it was difficult.
- You should have told me before borrowing my car.
- You should not have told her. I didn’t want her to find out.
