Fill in the blanks with would or should.
1. You ................................ make so much noise.
Shouldn't is used to ask people not to do something.
2. He ............................. be wearing a helmet.
3. What ............................ you do if you lost your job?
In type 2 conditional, we use a simple past tense in the if-clause and would + infinitive in the main clause.
4. Whom ............................ I contact?
5. Where is James? He .............................. be here now.
6. She .............................. talk to herself all the time.
Would can be used to talk about our habits.
7. You ............................. listen to your mother's advice.
8. You ................................ have waited until the last minute.
9. ............................. the situation change, I will contact you.
Should the situation change means If the situation changes or If the situation should change.
10. I was surprised that he .............................. say such a thing.
11. ........................... I wait any longer?
12. If I were you, I .............................. do it.
Answers
1. You shouldn’t make so much noise.
2. He should be wearing a helmet.
3. What would you do if you lost your job?
4. Whom should I contact?
5. Where is James? He should be here now.
6. She would talk to herself all the time.
7. You should listen to your mother’s advice.
8. You shouldn’t have waited until the last minute.
9. Should the situation change, I will contact you.
10. I was surprised that he should say such a thing.
11. Should I wait any longer?
12. If I were you, I wouldn’t do it.
