Fill in the blanks with would or should.
1. If she left home at 7, she ……………………………. be here soon.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use should to indicate logical possibility.
2. …………………………. we rest for a while?
Correct!
Wrong!
We use should to ask for a suggestion.
3. She ………………………… be informed.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use should to express necessity.
4. People …………………….. pay their tax.
Correct!
Wrong!
We use should to express necessity.
5. You …………………………… use that kind of language.
Correct!
Wrong!
Should not is used to forbid people.
6. I …………………………. watch a movie if I had time.
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 if you could help me with this.
Correct!
Wrong!
Both would and should can be used with the first person pronouns with little difference of meaning.
8. ……………………………. you like another cup of coffee?
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Wrong!
We use would in polite offers and requests.
9. ……………………………. we talk to them?
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Wrong!
10. I knew that I ………………………… exercise daily but I found it difficult.
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I …………………………. have invited him, but I forgot.
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Wrong!
12. You ……………………………. not have told her about my problems. I didn’t want her to know.
Correct!
Wrong!
Should not have is used to criticize people.
Answers
- If she left home at 7, she should be here soon.
- Should we rest for a while?
- She should be informed.
- People should pay their tax.
- You shouldn’t use that kind of language.
- I would watch a movie if I had time.
- I would / should be grateful if you could help me with this.
- Would you like another cup of coffee?
- Should we talk to them?
- I knew that I should exercise daily but I found it difficult.
- I should have invited him, but I forgot.
- You should not have told her about my problems. I didn’t want her to know.
