MODALS:

Should for advice

Must for obligation
 Should = advice or recommendations

Should is used for advice in the present. The

structure is as follows:
Subject + Should + Base Verb
•You should eat healthy food.
•You should exercise every day.
 Should not = negative advice
It is common to use “should” to give
negative advice. In this case, add “not”.
Subject + Should + Not + Base Verb
•You should not smoke.
•You should not eat too much candy.

The contraction is “shouldn’t”.

 Must = obligation
We use “must” to express something that you
or a person feels is necessary, it is generally
used for strong personal obligations.
Subject + Must+ Base Verb
•I must finish this work before I leave.
•You must use a mask if you go out in the
lockdown.
 Must not = prohibition
The negative form of 'must' expresses the idea that
something is prohibited - this form is very different
in meaning than the negative of 'have to’!
Subject + Must not+ Base Verb
•She mustn't use such horrible language.
•Tom. You mustn't play with fire.
•The children mustn't go into the street.
The contraction mustn’t is not common.
Most people use must not.