Should: uses

What is ideal or desired

We use should most commonly
to talk about what is the ideal or
best thing to do in a situation.
Ex: They should be here by now
 Advice and suggestions
We often use should to give
advice and make suggestions.
Ex: You should tell him what
you think.
 What is likely to happen
We also use should to talk about
what is likely to happen.
Ex: Luke’s delayed but he says
he should be here in ten minutes.
 Should: forms
Affirmative form
Should comes first in the verb
phrase (after the subject and
before another verb).
Structure: Subject + should +
main verb in infinitive +
complement
Ex: I should go home now.
 The negative form of should is
shouldn’t.
We don’t use don’t, doesn’t,
didn’t with should.
Structure: Subject + shouldn't+
main verb in infinitive +
complement.
Ex: You shouldn't watch a lot of
TV.
 Question form
The subject and should change
position to form questions.
Structure: Should + subject +
main verb in infinitive +
complement + ?
Ex: Should I turn on the air
conditioning?
 Comprehension activity
Complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t.

1. If someone doesn’t speak your language very

well, you ____________ speak fast; you
___________ speak slowly and carefully.
2. If you need a pen, you ____________ say
‘Give me that pen’; you ___________ say ‘Could
I borrow your pen, please?’
2. Make sentences with this advice using should
or shouldn’t
Give advice with the expressions from the box. Use you, he, she,
we, they should or shouldn’t.
take medicine / take up swimming / worry about it
  eat so much sweets / do little jobs or go babysitting /ask
your teacher to explain it again / study harder / watch too
much television / practise a lot / get up earlier

We are often late for school.

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My friends laugh at me because I don’t have expensive clothes.
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My mother has got a terrible headache.
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I don’t understand how to give advice in English.
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My brother gets very bad marks at school.
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We’re going to write a Maths test tomorrow.
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My sister can’t swim and she wants to go to Greece next summer.
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I always feel tired.
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My friends love eating and they’re very fat.
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I want to buy some new clothes but I haven’t got any money.
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Homework