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Exercise 1   

For each situation, write a sentence with should or shouldn’t + one of the following:

go away for a few days      go to bed so late     look for another job

put some pictures on the walls      take a photo     use her car so much

1   Anna needs a change.   …………………….

2   Your salary is very low.   You …………………….

3   Jack always finds it hard to get up.   He …………………….

4   What a beautiful view!   You …………………….

5   Sue drives everywhere. She never walks.

6   Dan’s room isn’t very interesting.   She …………………….

Answers

1

1  She should go away for a few days.

2  You should look for another job.

3  He shouldn’t go to bed so late.

4  You should take a photo.

5  She shouldn’t use her car so much.

6  He should put some pictures on the walls.

Exercise 2   

Read the situations and write sentences with I think / I don’t thinkshould ….

1   Joe and Catherine are planning to get married. You think it’s a bad idea.

     …………………….

2   Jane has a bad cold, but plans to go out tonight. You don’t think this is a good idea. You say to her:

     …………………….

3   Peter needs a job. He’s just seen an advert for a job which you think would be ideal for him, but he’s not sure whether to apply or not. You say to him:

     …………………….

4   The government wants to increase taxes, but you don’t think this is a good idea.

     …………………….

Answers

2

1  I don’t think they should get married.

2  I don’t think you should go out . / I think you should stay at home.

3  I think you should apply for it. / … for the job.

4  I don’t think the government should increase taxes.

Exercise 3   

Complete the sentences with should (have) + the verb in brackets.

1   Helen ……………………. the exam. She’s been studying very hard. (pass)

2   You missed a great party last night. ……………………. . (come)

3   We don’t see you enough. You ……………………. and see us more often. (come)

4   I’m in a difficult position. What do you think I ……………………. now? (do)

5   I’m sorry that I didn’t take your advice. I ……………………. what you said. (do)

6   We lost the game yesterday, but we ……………………. . We were the better team. (win)

7   Tanya has a tennis match against Jane tomorrow. Jane ……………………. – she’s much better than Tanya. (win)

8   ‘Is Joe here yet?’ ‘Not yet, but he ……………………. here soon.’ (be)

9   We went the wrong way and got lost. We ……………………. right, not left. (turn)

Answers

3

1  should pass

2  should have come

3  should come

4  should do

5  should have done

6  should have won

7  should win

8  should be

9  should have turned

Exercise 4

Read the situation and write sentences with should/shouldn’t. Some of the sentences are past and some are present.

1   I’m feeling sick. I ate too much.   

     I …………………….

2   That man on the motorbike isn’t wearing a helmet. That’s dangerous.

     He …………………….

3   When we got to the restaurant, there were no free tables. We hadn’t reserved one.

     We …………………….

4   The notice says that the shop is open every day from 8.30. It is 9 o’clock now, but the shop isn’t open yet. …………………….

5   The speed limit is 30 miles an hour, but Kate is doing 50.

     She …………………….

6   Laura told me her address, but I didn’t write it down. Now I can’t remember the house number.

     I …………………….

7   I was driving behind another car. Suddenly, the driver in front stopped without warning and I drove into the back of his car. It wasn’t my fault.

     The driver in front …………………….

8   I walked into a wall. I was looking behind me. I wasn’t looking where I was going.

     …………………….

Answers

4

1  I shouldn’t have eaten so much.

2  He should be wearing a helmet.

3  We should have reserved a table.

4  The shop should be open (now). / The shop should have opened by now. or It should …

5  She shouldn’t be doing 50. / She shouldn’t be driving so fast. / She should be driving more slowly.

6  I should have written down her address. / I should have written her address down. or I should have written it down.

7  The driver in front shouldn’t have stopped without warning. / … shouldn’t have stopped so suddenly.

8  I should have been looking where I was going. / I shouldn’t have been looking behind me.

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