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should What should I tell John?

1should go you should go he/she/it should go etc (NOT / should to go)

H should 1go? should you go? should he/she/it go? etc (NOT do 1should go?)

D 1should not go you should not go he/she/it should not go etc
Contractions: shouldn't

Should is like must, but not so strong. We use should for suggestions, opinions and advice.
Ought to is like should, but less common.
You should /ought to be more careful. People shouldn't drive fast in the rain. Should I wear a tie?
6 Choose the best verbs, and complete the sentences with should and shouldn't.

► In a big city, you careful with your money, {be, make, stand)
1 In an airport, you.............................................. your baggage with you. {keep, run, stop)

2 I think everybody.............................................. a foreign language, {work, learn, teach)
3 You.............................................everything in the newspapers, {write, play, believe)
4 You.............................................some fruit or vegetables every day. {drink, eat, sell)
5 Doctors say you...............................................{work, smoke, get up)
6 Advertisements.............................................. the truth, {tell, sell, break)
7 Small children.............................................. with knives, {think, play, write)
8 Parents.............................................. their children's letters, {read, cook, lie)
9 People.............................................. fast in towns, {drive, run, walk)

10 You...................... always......................... what you think, {say, pay, play)

Make questions with should I, the question words and verbs from the box.

QUESTION WORDS: W hat/ What What time What time Where Where Who
VERBS: arrive put phone sit tell / wake wear

Wh a t should I te ll
► .....John?' 'Tell him I left early.'
1 .........................'At about 7.00.'

2 first?' 'Mr Andrews.'
3 ..................... 'Your blue dress.'
4 ..........'At the end of the table.'
5 this box?' 'On the shelf.'
6 you up?' 'Not too early, please.'

We use must to talk about what's necessary, and we use should to talk about what's good.
I must get a new passport: I'm travelling next month. I should eat more fruit, but I don't like fruit.

Put in should or must.
► 'Do I look OK?' 'You ..?hpuld....... get a haircut.' 4 The sign says w e....................... n't smoke.

1 I can't go; I ...................... finish this work. 5 What........................ I do to get a visa?

2 I ........................take more exercise. 6 You........................be over 16 to buy cigarettes.
3 You....................... n't smoke near babies. 7 'What music........................I play?' 'Mozart.'

In some answers, both contracted forms (for example I'm, don't) and full MODAL VERBS 79
forms (for example lam, do not) are possible. Normally both are correct.