USE OF SHOULD MEANING & EXAMPES

The Use of Should in Modal Verb is mainly used to give Advice or make recommendations, Suggestions, Order, Obligation and also it talks about probability and expectation.

We use Should have in the past and should be and should have been for logical sentences which are explained below. If we strongly advise to someone so we use Modal Verb Must.


Formula

Formula: Subject + Should + Verb 1st(form) + Object

Should + Verb

1stIt talks about Suggestions, Advice, Order & Obligation.

  • You should come on time.
  • He should go to school.
  • We should speak English.
  • Formula: Subject + Should + Verb 1st(form) + Object
    Note: The main verb can never be the to-infinitive. We cannot say: He should to go.

    More Examples

    Here are some more Modal Verb Should meaning and examples.

    Examples

    • Alina should attend the class.
    • We should solve this problem.
    • They should come on time.
    • Ali should get a haircut.
    • You should try to lose weight.
    • You should try some pasta! It’s delicious!

    • They should not come on time.
    • Ali should not attend the class.

    • Should they come on time?
    • Should Ali attend the class?

    • Should they not come on time?
    • Should Ali not attend the class?

SHOULD HAVE

The Use of Should have having a same sense which the modal verb should give but we use it for Past Sentences.


Formula

Formula: Subject + Should have + Verb 3rd + Object

Should Have + Verb

3rdWe use it for past Suggestions, Advice, Order & Obligation.

  • You should have come on time.
  • He should have gone to school.
  • We should have spoken English.

More Examples

Here are some more Modal Verb Should Have meaning and examples.

Examples

  • You should have attended class.
  • Ali should have gone to school.
  • She should have apologized from Ali.
  • We should have informed them.
  • They should have come on time.

Note: For Negative Sentences, we simply add Not.

  • Negative: I should not have attended the class.
  • Interrogative: Should I have attended the class?
  • Neg. Int: Should I not have attended the class?

LOGICAL

When the subject is not fulfilling his/her obligation or responsibilities so we emphasise him/her to do work.


Formula

Formula: Subject + Should be + Verb ing + Object

Should be + Verb

ingWhenever the subject is not behaving well and not fulfilling his/her Obligation.

  • He should be writing a lecture.
  • She should be doing home chores.
  • Your class is going on, You should be taking a class.

More Examples

Here are some more examples of Modal Verb Should Have.

Examples

  • Ali should be playing Cricket.
  • She should be doing home chores.
  • They should be playing games.
  • We should be practising hard.

Note: For Negative Sentences, we simply add Not.

  • Negative: Ali should not be playing Cricket.
  • Interrogative: Should Ali be playing Cricket?
  • Neg. Int: Should Ali not be playing Cricket?

SHOULD HAVE BEEN

The Use of Should have been having the same sense which the modal verb should be gives but we use it for Past Sentences.


Formula

Formula: Subject + Should Have Been + Verb-ing(form) + Object

Should Have Been + Verb

ingWe use it for the Past when the subject is not behaving well and not fulfilling his/her Obligation.

  • You should have been talking class.
  • She should have been cooking food.
  • They should have been giving a presentation.

More Examples

Here are some more examples of Modal Verb Should Have Been.

Examples

  • You should have been taking a class.
  • She should have been cooking food.
  • They should have been playing football.
  • We should have been running.

Note: For Negative Sentences, we simply add Not.

  • Negative: You should not have been taking a class.
  • Interrogative: Should you have been taking a class?
  • Neg. Interrogative: Should you not have been taking a class?

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