Modal Verb SHOULD – Uso y reglas de SHOULD

Estructura

Positive form

SUBJECT + (SHOULD + Verb BASE FORM) + COMPLEMENT

Examples:

- You should go to the doctor.
- Elene should talk to her husband more.
- They should stop smoking.

Negative form

SUBJECT + (SHOULDN’T (should not)+ Verb BASE FORM)+ COMPLEMENT

Examples:

- You shouldn’t work too much.
- John shouldn’t play futbol because he is not feeling well.
- They shouldn’t wear jeans to go to work.

Question form

QUESTION WORD + (SHOULD + SUBJECT + Verb BASE FORM) + COMPLEMENT

- Where should I study English?
- What should we do when there is an earthquake?
- Should we buy a used or new car?

USO – Cuando usamos SHOULD

- We use SHOULD to express an ADVICE or SUGGESTION

Example:

a) What’s wrong?
b) I have a headache.
a) You should take a pill.

* Usar SHOULD es la forma mas practica de dar CONSEJOS y sugerencias. Es muy facil de usar ya que todas las personas (I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they) usan la misma estructura y conjugacion.

REPASO

EXERCICES: Las respuestas estan en el AUDIO que esta al comienzo de esta LECCION