Fill in the blanks with would or should.
1. Mary ………………………….. arrive soon. She left office at 4.
We use should to indicate possibility.
2. …………………………. we ask for help?
We use should to ask for a suggestion.
3. He …………………………. be acquitted.
We use should to express necessity.
4. People …………………….. obey the law.
We use should to express necessity.
5. You …………………………… done this to me.
Should have + past participle is used to criticize people for doing or not doing things.
6. He …………………………. wake up early if there was a good reason to.
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.
Both would and should can be used with the first person pronouns with little difference of meaning.
8. ……………………………. you like something to drink?
We use would in polite offers and requests.
9. You …………………………. get that mole examined.
Should shows necessity or obligation.
10. You ……………………………… apologize to him for behaving like that.
Should shows necessity or obligation.
11. I …………………………. have wished him on his birthday, but I forgot.
Should have + past participle is used to criticize people for doing or not doing things.
12. You ……………………………. have behaved like that.
Should have + past participle is used to criticize people for doing or not doing things.Should have + past participle is used to criticize people for doing or not doing things.
Answers
1. Mary should arrive soon. She left office at 4.
2. Should we ask for help?
3. He should be acquitted.
4. People should obey the law.
5. You shouldn’t have done this to me.
6. He would wake up early if there was a good reason to.
7. I would / should be grateful if you could help me.
8. Would you like something to drink?
9. You should get that mole examined.
10. You should apologize to him for behaving like that.
11. I should have wished him on his birthday, but I forgot.
12. You should not have behaved like that.
