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Would vs. Should Exercise

April 11, 2020 - A2pdf

Fill in the blanks with would or should.
Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Mary ............... arrive soon. She left the office at 4.
Wrong!
Use "should" to express a strong expectation based on the situation.
2............... we ask for help?
Wrong!
Use "Should" to ask for advice or a suggestion.
3He ............... be acquitted.
Wrong!
Use "should" to say what is right or expected to happen.
4People ............... obey the law.
Wrong!
Use "should" to express obligation or the right thing to do.
5You ............... done this to me.
Wrong!
Use "shouldn't have" to criticize an action that happened in the past.
6He ............... wake up early if there was a good reason to.
Wrong!
Use "would" in the result clause of this second conditional sentence.
7I ............... be grateful if you could help me.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "would" and "should" can make this formal request polite after "I".
8............... you like something to drink?
Wrong!
Use "Would" in the polite offer "Would you like...?"
9You ............... get that mole examined.
Wrong!
Use "should" to give advice about a sensible action.
10You ............... apologize to him for behaving like that.
Wrong!
Use "should" to give advice about the right thing to do.
11I ............... have wished him on his birthday, but I forgot.
Wrong!
Use "should" before "have" to show regret about something not done in the past.
12You ............... have behaved like that.
Wrong!
Use "should not" before "have" to criticize a past action.
Done.
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Answers

  1. Mary should arrive soon. She left the 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.
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