Fill in the blanks with would or should.
1You ............... make so much noise.
Wrong!
Use "shouldn't" to give advice against doing something.
2He ............... be wearing a helmet.
Wrong!
Use "should" to say what is the right or expected thing to do.
3What ............... you do if you lost your job?
Wrong!
Use "would" in the main clause of an unreal conditional.
4Whom ............... I contact?
Wrong!
Use "should" to ask for advice or the right action.
5Where is James? He ............... be here now.
Wrong!
Use "should" to show that something is expected now.
6When she was a child, she ............... talk to herself all the time.
Wrong!
Use "would" to describe a repeated past habit.
7You ............... listen to your mother's advice.
Wrong!
Use "should" to give advice.
8You ............... have waited until the last minute.
Wrong!
Use "shouldn't" with "have" to criticize a past action.
9............... the situation change, I will contact you.
Wrong!
Use "Should" at the beginning of a formal conditional clause meaning "if".
10I was surprised that he ............... say such a thing.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both are possible. "Should" can be used after expressions of surprise to show that something seems unexpected (a more formal use), and "would" is also common in this pattern. "Shall" does not fit after the past "was surprised".
11............... I wait any longer?
Wrong!
Use "Should" to ask whether something is advisable.
12If she were in your position, she ............... do it.
Wrong!
Use "wouldn't" for the result in an unreal (second) conditional such as "If she were in your position".
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- You shouldn’t make so much noise.
- He should be wearing a helmet.
- What would you do if you lost your job?
- Whom should I contact?
- Where is James? He should be here now.
- When she was a child, she would talk to herself all the time.
- You should listen to your mother’s advice.
- You shouldn’t have waited until the last minute.
- Should the situation change, I will contact you.
- I was surprised that he would / should say such a thing.
- Should I wait any longer?
- If she were in your position, she wouldn’t do it.