GIVING ADVICE

3.2 Elective English

STRUCTURE TO LEARN

SHOULD
SHOULD HAVE
SHOULD BE V-ING
 WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

Should Should have

Natasha has a Natasha is not really good at
mathematics test mathematics. She had a test
tomorrow, and she is not yesterday, and she could not
really good at it. do it because she didn’t
prepare it well.
🡪 Natasha should study
🡪 Natasha should have
hard to pass the test.
studied hard.
The school starts early in The school starts early in the
the morning. morning, but I was late this
🡪 You should not stay up morning because I overslept.
late. 🡪 You shouldn’t have stayed
up late.
 WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?

Should Should have

Used for giving advice, It was the right thing to
recommendation, opinion
◻ ◻

? You should study

do, but you didn’t do it.
hard. ? She should have
? You shouldn’t stay up studied hard.
late.
? You should take the Fact: She didn’t study
blue dress. hard.
I think you should
You shouldn’t have
?
buy a new book. ?
(opinion, to soften) stayed up late.
Fact: You stayed up late.
Should: There’s still a chance to do it.
Should have: It already happened. (regret)
STRUCTURE

Should Should have

Affirmative SHOULD + V1 Affirmative SHOULD HAVE+V3

Negative SHOULD NOT + V1 Negative SHOULD NOT
HAVE+V3
Interrogative SHOULD + S + V1
Interrogativ SHOULD+S+HAVE V3
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 SHOULD BE V-ING
It is 10 o’clock. Mr. Josh should be attending the meeting. Everyone
is waiting for his speech.
Fact:
Mr. Josh is not attending the meeting yet, and he is expected to
attend it right now.

Affirmative SHOULD BE + V-ING

Negative SHOULD NOT BE + V-ING
Interrogativ SHOULD + S + BE V-ING
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