Fill in the blanks with would or should.
1If she left home at 7, she ............... be here soon.
Wrong!
Use "should" when you expect something to happen.
2............... we rest for a while?
Wrong!
Use "Should" to ask for advice or make a suggestion.
3She ............... be informed.
Wrong!
Use "should" to say that informing her is the right thing to do.
4People ............... pay their taxes.
Wrong!
Use "should" to talk about duty or obligation.
5You ............... use that kind of language.
Wrong!
Use "should not" to say that something is not acceptable or advisable.
6I ............... watch a movie if I had time.
Wrong!
Use "would" in the main clause of this unreal conditional sentence.
7I ............... be grateful if you could help me with this.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
In this polite formal request, "would" and "should" are both acceptable with "I".
8............... you like another cup of coffee?
Wrong!
Use "Would" in the polite offer "Would you like...?"
9............... we talk to them?
Wrong!
Use "Should" to ask whether something is a good idea.
10I knew that I ............... exercise daily, but I found it difficult.
Wrong!
Use "should" to talk about the right or advisable thing to do.
11Looking back, I ............... have invited him.
Wrong!
Use "should" before "have" to express regret about a past action.
12You ............... not have told her about my problems. I didn't want her to know.
Wrong!
Use "should" in "should not have" to criticize a past action.
Done.
Score: 0/12
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 taxes.
- You should not 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.
- Looking back, I should have invited him.
- You should not have told her about my problems. I didn’t want her to know.
