Етикет: Should

  • Should, other uses

    Should have + past participle

    The structure should have + past participle can be used to talk about past events which did not happen.

    • I should have sent the money this morning, but I forgot.

    This structure can also be used to talk about past events which may or may not have happened.

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  • Should

    Should is a modal auxiliary verb. There is no –s in the third person singular.

    • He should be here soon. (NOT He shoulds …)
    • You should mend your ways.

    Should is followed by an infinitive without to. Questions and negatives are made without do.

    • You should go now.
    • Should I go now?
    • No, you should not.

    Note that should is the past equivalent of shall in indirect speech.

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