BASIC-GRAMMAR-U-10.3

10.3.

should/shouldn’t

 

 

PRESENTATION


 

Use should for strong advice.

 

Affirmative and negative
I / You / He / She / It / We / They should buy that dress.
shouldn’t
Yes/No questions
Should I buy that dress?
Short answers
Yes, you should.
No, you shouldn’t.
Wh-questions
What should I do?
 
Should is a modal verb. This means:
  • No third person s
Say He should do it. (don’t say He shoulds do it.)
  • No auxiliary do
Say You shouldn’t do it. (don’t say You don’t should do it.)
  • No past tense
(don’t say You shoulded do it.)
  • No to before the verb
Say You should do it. (don’t say You should to do it.)

 

 

Key vocabulary
Adjectives: awful, beautiful, great, horrible, terrible, terrific, ugly

 

 

 

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