Would vs Should

 

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Should vs. Would | Grammar Exercise

 

1. If she left home at 7, she should be here soon.
2. Should we rest for a while?
3. She should be informed.
4. People should pay their tax.
5. You shouldn’t use that kind of language.
6. I would watch a movie if I had time.
7. I would / should be grateful if you could help me with this.
8. Would you like another cup of coffee?
9. Should we talk to them?
10. I knew that I should exercise daily but I found it difficult.
11. I should have invited him, but I forgot.
12. You should not have told her about my problems. I didn’t want her to know.

 

 

We use should to indicate logical possibility.

 

We use should to ask for a suggestion.

 

We use should to express necessity.

 

Should not is used to forbid people.

 

In the second conditional, we use a past tense in the if-clause and would + infinitive in the main clause.

 

Both would and should can be used with the first person pronouns with little difference of meaning.

 

We use would in polite offers and requests.

 

Should not have is used to criticize people.