Should and Its Meanings

Exercise 104

Read, translate and comment on the meanings of the verb should (advice; probability / certainty; criticism).

1. Greg should wineasily.

2. You shouldn’t have saidthat, Tom.

3. A gentleman should be honestin actions andrefinedin his language.

4. You should not have gone tothat strange house in the middle of the

night.

5. Look into the library. He should bethere.

6. If I don't care, I don't see whyyoushould.

7. Do you know that an officer should bewith his troops?

8. You should reada receipt carefully before you sign it.

9. He shouldn’t go outwithout an overcoat.

10. I think you know that one should havea plan.

11. I suppose he shouldn’t have touchedanything at all.

Exercise 105

Express your criticism of the past action.

Example:

• I didn’t visit my parents in summer.

• You should have visitedyour parents in summer.

1. He didn’t come in time.	7. I didn’t telephone her.
2. I made a lot of mistakes.	8. She didn’t tell him the truth.
3. I didn’t consult a doctor.	9. They didn’t warn their friend.
4. I didn’t correct all the mistakes.	10. I didn’t support his proposal.
5. I didn’t go to the dean’s office.	11. He didn’t give up smoking.
6. I didn’t take the temperature.	12. I didn’t use a dictionary while translating this article.

Exercise 106

Give your response to the following statements using should / shouldn’t have + Past Participle.

Example:

You failed the test because you didn’t study. I should have studied.

You didn’t study because you went to the movie. I shouldn’t have goneto the movie.

1. You misspelled the word because you didn’t look it up in the dictionary.

2. You are broken now because you’ve spent your money foolishly.

3. She overslept this morning because she didn’t set her alarm clock.

4. Your friends went to the sea over vacation. They had a good time. You

didn’t go with them and now you are sorry.

5. You didn’t have a cup of coffee. Now you are sleepy.

6. You were sick yesterday, but you went to class anyway. Today you feel

worse.

7. The weather was beautiful yesterday, but you stayed inside all day.

8. The little girl told a lie. She got into a lot of trouble.

9. You have a stomach-ache because you ate five hamburgers.

10. You had to pay a fine because your library book was overdue.

11. You lent your car to your friend but he had an accident because he was

driving on the wrong side of the road.

Exercise 107

State whether shouldisauxiliaryormodal.

1. In his place I should have beenmore embarrassed and less calm.

2. If she liked to amuse herself by having people round her, why shouldn’t

she?

3. I should have gonemad if you hadn’t let me read the letters.

4. I thought I should never get over it.

5. Philip, you shouldn’t speak to your uncle like that.

6. I shouldn’t believeit myself if anybody told it to me.

7. It should have shownher to him in her true colours.

8. You shouldn’t mentionthis woman and me in the same breath.

9. I was afraid I should misshim.

10. WhyshouldIhave done that?

11. You should goto bed you look tired.