Should

Shouldn’t

Function: giving advice

or suggestions in English
Should is a modal auxiliary that
we use very frequently in English:
To give advice or a
recommendation:
Example:
That new restaurant
downtown is great!
You should try it.
We also use should . . .
To give our opinion about
something.

To say what we think is a good

idea or the “right” thing to, do
in our opinion.
 *Should is not as strong as
“must” or “have to”
Consider these examples . . .
You should stop smoking.
(=it would be a good idea; this is my
suggestion.)

You must stop smoking.

(=it is necessary that you stop.
You have to do it.)
The negative of should =

The contraction (short) form is often used

with the negative, especially in spoken
English:
The mother told her child:
“You shouldn’t eat too much candy,
or you’ll get sick.”
Grammar:
Should is an auxiliari; remember
this important rule . . .
 Examples:
You should your money
to buy a new house.

Mark shouldn’t out to play with his

friends. He has too much homework.
Should Have Done
It means that :
• It was the right thing to do but we
didn’t do it.
• We expected something to happen, but
it didn’t

Ex. Henry should have finished his work

two days ago. ( but he didn’t )
He made an impolite statement. As
a student he should not have said such a
thing ( but he did )
Create Role Play With Your Friend
Ex.
Situation : there is a fire in a tall
building. Several people are on the sixth
floor. They cannon get out of the building
because the fourth floor is on fire the
fire brigade is on its way.
What should they do?
1. Use the elevator.
2. Jump out of the window.
3. Go to a higher floor.
4. Wait until the firemen bring a ladder.
Dialogue
A : should they used the elevator?
B : no they shouldn’t do that. Its very
dangerous. They should use the
stairways.
A : should they jump out of the window?
B : No. I don’t think so.
A : should they go to a higher floor?
B : No, I don’t think they should.
A : Do you think that they should wait
until the firemen bring a ladder?
B : Yes, I think that’s a good idea
Situation : Mrs. Crogg is cooking.
Suddenly she spills a pan of hot oil over
herself. What should she do.?

1. Put some soap on the burn

2. Put her arm in cold water
3. Put flour on the burn
4. Call the doctor and ask for his advice.
Exercise
Put the verbs in the blanks with
“should” or “should have”
1. Look at the vase it’s broken into pieces now. You
(be)……………careful. It was an expensive Chinese
vase.
2. I didn’t order fried rice for my lunch. They
(give)………………..fried noodle.
3. You (not give) the baby a pen to play with. It’s
too risky.
4. The man is coughing a lot. He (not
smoke)…………..so much.
5. My car drove into the back of some one else’s
car. I (not drive) ……………..the car too close.
Make sentences with the
statements given below
Ex. The speed limit is 55 km an hour,
but Tom is driving at 70.
• he shouldn’t be driving over the limit.
1. My wallet has been stolen.
2. My eyes hurt very much.
3. The driver in front of me stopped
suddenly and I drove into the back of
his car.
4. The notice says that the store opens
at nine. It is still closed.