Fill in the blanks.
1If you don't like your job, you ............... another one.
Wrong!
Use "should find" to give advice about what to do now or in the future.
2She needs a change, so she ............... a break.
Wrong!
Use "should take" to give present advice about what she needs now.
3I don't think you ............... wait for him.
Wrong!
Use "should" after "I don't think" to give advice not to do something.
4That car is useless. You ............... so much money on it.
Wrong!
Use "should not have wasted" to criticize a past action that was a bad idea.
5You ............... me you weren't interested.
Wrong!
Use "should have told" to say that someone did not do the right thing in the past.
6You ............... so much time in shopping malls.
Wrong!
Use "shouldn't spend" to give advice about something someone does too much.
7He has been working very hard, so he ............... get a raise soon.
Wrong!
Use "should" to say that something is expected or likely because it is fair.
8You ............... it down, or you may forget it.
Wrong!
Use "should write" to give advice about what to do now.
9I ............... the money yesterday, but I forgot.
Wrong!
Use "should have sent" to talk about a past duty that was not done.
10You ............... finish the job by this evening. It is urgent.
Wrong!
Use "should" to say what is necessary or advisable in this situation.
11He failed the exam. He ............... harder.
Wrong!
Use "should have studied" to say what he needed to do before the exam.
12You ............... everything you read on the internet.
Wrong!
Use "should not believe" to give general advice about being careful online.
Exercise complete
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- If you don’t like your job, you should find another one.
- She needs a change, so she should take a break.
- I don’t think you should wait for him.
- That car is useless. You should not have wasted so much money on it.
- You should have told me you weren’t interested.
- You shouldn’t spend so much time in shopping malls.
- He has been working very hard, so he should get a raise soon.
- You should write it down, or you may forget it.
- I should have sent the money yesterday, but I forgot.
- You should finish the job by this evening. It is urgent.
- He failed the exam. He should have studied harder.
- You should not believe everything you read on the internet.