What SHOULD I do ?

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"SHOULD" is a modal verb. We often use 'should' when we say what we think is good thing to do or the right thing to do.
e.g.
- The government should do something, about the economy. 
- should we invite Susan to the party? Yes, I think we should 

"SHOULDN'T" means that it is not a good thing to do.
e.g.
- You've been coughing a lot lately. you shouldn't smoke so much.
- Tom really shouldn't go out. He has too much homework to do.

"SHOULD" IS not as strong as MUST
e.g.
- You should stop smoking (= It would be a good idea to stop smoking)
- You must stop smoking (= It is necessary that you stop smoking)

In giving advice, "SHOULD" and "HAD BETTER" are commonly used.
e.g.
- I think you should take more exercise.
- I think you had better do more exercise.

Pattern :

Affirmative	Subject	Should	Verb 1
Negative	Subject	Should not	Verb 1
Interrogative	Should	Subject	Verb 1

Others Example:

·     You should work harder to build a big house

Kamu sebaiknya bekerja keras untuk membangun sebuah rumah besar

·     Drivers should obey the speed limit

Sopir-sopir sebaiknya mentaati batas kecepatan

·     You shouldn’t leave your keys in the car

Kamu tidak sebaiknya meninggalkan kunci di mobil

·     Mary should go to a doctor

Mary sebaiknya pergi ke dokter

·     A person should eat a good food

Setiap orang sebaiknya makan makanan bagus

·     You should walk into that room

Kamu sebaiknya berjalan ke dalam ruangan itu

·     He should try a piece

Kamu sebaiknya mencoba sepotong

·     You should talk to your teacher

Kamu sebaiknya berbicara kepada gurumu

·     Ted should help his mother

Ted sebaiknya membantu ibunya

·     You should see a dentish to check your teeth

Kamu sebaiknya menemui dokter gigi untuk memeriksa gigimu

·     She should see her mother tomorrow

Dia sebaiknya menemui ibunya besok

·     Dian should come to the campus now

Dian sebaiknya datang ke kampus sekarang

·     Exa should buy a medicine to make a better condition

Exa sebaiknya membeli obat untuk membuat keadaan lebih baik

·     We should do the test well

Kita sebaiknya mengerjakan tes dengan baik

·     Tono should write this material to get a deep understanding

Tono sebaiknya menulis materi ini untuk mendapatkan pemahaman yang lebih dalam

·     You should return the book immediately

     Kamu sebaiknya segera mengembalikan buku

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When you say that "you should be doing something", you mean that it is the best thing to do or what somebody expected to do at this moment.
e.g.
- I really should be studying for my exam tomorrow.
  (= I'm not doing it yet, but I think it is a good idea to do it right now.)

Pattern :

Affirmative	Subject	Should	be	Verb-ing
Negative	Subject	Should not	be	Verb-ing
Interrogative	Should	Subject	be	Verb-ing

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When we use "Should have done," it means that:
- it was the right thing to do but we didn't do it.
- we expected something to happen, but it didn't.


e.g.
- Henry should have finished his work two days ago. (but he didn't)
- He made an impolite statement. As a student, he shouldn't have said such a thing. (but he did)

Pattern :

Affirmative	Subject	Should	have	Verb 3
Negative	Subject	Should not	have	Verb 3
Interrogative	Should	Subject	have	Verb 3

Others Example:

·      I had a test this morning but I didn’t do well. I should have studied last night

Saya mempunyai tes pagi ini tetapi saya tidak melakukannya dengan baik. Saya sebaiknya belajar tadi malam

·     You didn’t come until midnight. We were worried about you. You should have called us.

Kamu tidak datang sampai larut malam. Kami mengkhawatirkanmu. Kamu seharusnya menghubungi kita

·     My back hurts, I should not have carried that heavy bag

Punggungku sakit, saya sebaiknya tidak membawa tas berat itu

·   We went to a cinema, but it was waste of time and much money. We should not have gone to a movie

Kita pergi ke bioskop, tetapi itu akan membuang waktu dan uang. Kita sebaiknya tidak pergi ke bioskop

·      I didn’t invite Sonya to the party. Sonya was said. I should have invited Sonya to the party

Saya tidak mengundang Sonya ke pesta. Sonya sedih. Saya sebaiknya mengundang Sonya ke pesta

·  You didn’t come to the important meeting. Your boss is angry. You should have come to the important meeting

Kamu tidak datang ke pertemuan penting. Bosmu marah. Kamu sebaiknya datang ke pertemuan penting

·      I told him to see a doctor, but he didn’t see. Now he is sick. I should have taken him to a doctor

Saya memberitahunya untuk menemui dokter tetapi dia tidak menemui. Sekarang dia sakit. Saya seharusnya membawanya ke dokter

·     You sold your car. Now you cannot take a trip. You should not have sold your car

Kamu menjual mobilmu. Sekarang kamu tidak dapat mengambil perjalanan. Kamu sebaiknya tidak menjual mobilmu

·     Today is rain. You didn’t wear a raincoat. You should have worn a raincoat

Hari ini hujan. Kamu tidak memakai jas hujan. Kamu sebaiknya memakai jas hujan

·     Your friend is upset because you didn’t write him a letter. You should have written him a letter

Temanmu marah karena kamu tidak menulis surat untuknya. Kamu sebaiknya menulis surat untuknya

·      I didn’t make a coffee. Now I am sleepy. I should have made a coffee

Saya tidak membuat kopi. Sekarang saya mengantuk. Saya sebaiknya membuat kopi.

·     You loved Mary but you didn’t marry her. You should have married her.

Kamu mencintai Mary tetapi kamu tidak menikahinya.Kamu sebaiknya menikahinya

·   You didn’t have a food because you buy a lot of clothes. You should not have bought a lot of clothes

Kamu tidak mempunyai makanan karena kamu membeli banyak baju. Kamu sebaiknya tidak membeli banyak baju

·      I didn’t set alarm clock. Now I am late. I should have set alarm clock

Saya tidak mengatur alarm. Sekarang saya terlambat. Saya sebaiknya mengatur alarm

·   They bought a box of candy but I didn’t like a candy. They should not have bought a box of candy

Mereka membeli sekotak permen tetapi saya tidak sula permen. Mereka sebaiknya tidak membeli sekotak permen

Exercise 1

Chose should or shouldn't to complete each sentence!

1. You .......... be so selfish.
2. I don't think you .......... smoke so much.
3. You .......... exercise more.
4. I think you .......... try to speak to her.
5. You are overweight. You .......... go on a diet.
6. Where .......... we park our car?
7. You .......... never speak to your mother like this.
8. The kids .......... spend so much time in front of the TV.
9. Should I tell her the truth or .......... I say nothing?
10. I think we .......... reserve our holiday in advance.
11. Listen to that music! Our neighbors .......... play music that loud at this hour.
12. If your tooth is still hurting you tomorrow, you .......... go to the dentist's.
13. Cathy .......... keep ringing her ex-boyfriend. I think he is with another girl now.
14. Before going to Madrid for your holidays, you .......... try and learn something of the language. You will enjoy things a lot more.
15. You .......... always knock on the door before entering. This is a private office.
16. We .......... bring something to Kate's party. I'll feel really embarrassed otherwise.
17. That model on the TV is too skinny. She .......... eat more, I think!
18. Lizzie .......... ask Bryan to help her with her studies. He did the same course last year.
19. Pregnant women .......... smoke as it can damage the baby.
20. We .......... leave too late tomorrow if we want to reach the beach before lunch.

Exercise 2

Put the verbs in brackets with "should" or "should have"

1. The pupils are bored with the English lesson. The teacher (make) .......... the lesson more interesting.
2. Look at the vase. It's broken into pieces now. You (be) .......... careful. It was an expensive Chinese vase.
3. watch out! A car is coming. You (be) .......... careful when you cross the street.
4. You (not give) .......... the baby a pen to play with. It's too risky.
5. The man is coughing a lot. He (not smoke) .......... so much.
6. You (consult) .......... a dictionary if you don't understand the meaning.
7. If you told me about your problem, I would have been glad to help you. You (not give) .......... up easily.
8. My car drove into the back of someone else's car. I (not drive) .......... the car too close.
9. They write the word "analyze" with "s", which was UK spelling. They (write) .......... the word with "z" in US spelling.
10. I didn't order fried rice for my lunch. They (give) .......... me fried noodles.

Adopted from:

- Pathway to English SMA 10

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