Should em inglês
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Should
O auxiliar should, usado como condicional, expressa um conselho ou uma sugestão:
You should talk to him. Você deveria falar com ele.
The employees shouldn't behave like this. Os funcionários não deveriam se comportar desta maneira.
Should I bring something to eat? Eu deveria trazer alguma coisa para comer?
Além disso, às vezes should expressa uma idéia de probabilidade:
Horatio should be in his lab right now. Horatio deve estar em seu laboratório agora.
The results of the vote should satisfy everyone. Os resultados da votação devem satisfazer a todo o mundo.
Should pode expressar obrigação, dever, mas, o imperativo é menos forte do que have to e must:
You should be wearing your seat belt. Você deve usar o cinto de segurança.
Para uma ação passada... should + 'have' + particípio passado:
Kalvin Krime should have hired Horatio while he was available. Kalvin Krime deveria ter contratado Horatio quando ele estava disponível.
Should like to permite fazer um pedido de forma cordial. Em inglês comum, would é mais usado.
I should like to visit Uganda one day. Eu adoraria visitar Uganda algum dia.
Observação: O auxiliar ought to é sinônimo de should:
I ought to go = I should go. Eu deveria ir.
Exercício 1
Use the following words to fill in the blanks in the text. Be careful! Words may be used more than once:
should | would | could
Horatio not be drinking so much whiskey before work.
Every Tuesday, Bruno clips his toenails, even though he like to do it more often than that.
Susie thought Kevin like a new wallet for his birthday.
When he was just a boy, Bruno not distinguish between a rose and a tulip.
Kevin is out driving in his Porsche, but really he be in his office.
Icarus has been feeling really sick. He probably go to the doctor.
should | would | could
Horatio not be drinking so much whiskey before work.
Every Tuesday, Bruno clips his toenails, even though he like to do it more often than that.
Susie thought Kevin like a new wallet for his birthday.
When he was just a boy, Bruno not distinguish between a rose and a tulip.
Kevin is out driving in his Porsche, but really he be in his office.
Icarus has been feeling really sick. He probably go to the doctor.
Use the following words to fill in the blanks in the text. Be careful! Words may be used more than once:
should | would | could
Horatio should 1 not be drinking so much whiskey before work.
Every Tuesday, Bruno clips his toenails, even though he would 2 like to do it more often than that.
Susie thought Kevin would 3 like a new wallet for his birthday.
When he was just a boy, Bruno could 4 not distinguish between a rose and a tulip.
Kevin is out driving in his Porsche, but really he should 5 be in his office.
Icarus has been feeling really sick. He should 6 probably go to the doctor.
should | would | could
Horatio should 1 not be drinking so much whiskey before work.
Every Tuesday, Bruno clips his toenails, even though he would 2 like to do it more often than that.
Susie thought Kevin would 3 like a new wallet for his birthday.
When he was just a boy, Bruno could 4 not distinguish between a rose and a tulip.
Kevin is out driving in his Porsche, but really he should 5 be in his office.
Icarus has been feeling really sick. He should 6 probably go to the doctor.
1 should: 'Should' expresses the notion of duty or obligation. Neither of the other choices (would or could) fits in this sentence.
2 would: 'Would' expresses the idea of willingness or wish. We use it to form the conditional tense.
3 would: 'Would' expresses the idea of willingness or wish. We use it to form the conditional tense.
4 could: 'Could' is the past tense form of the verb 'to be able to'.
5 should: 'Should' expresses the notion of duty or obligation: Kevin is supposed to be in his office (not driving his Porsche). Neither of the other choices (would or could) fits in this sentence.
6 should: 'Should' expresses the notion of duty or obligation. Neither of the other choices (would or could) fits in this sentence.
Exercício 2
Horatio be more careful when lighting his cigars in the laboratory.
Horatio should be more careful when lighting his cigars in the laboratory.
should: 'Should' expresses a strong suggestion or advice. Here the speaker is expressing that Horatio needs to be more careful in the laboratory.
would: 'Would be more careful' has no place in this sentence. 'Would' is used to form the conditional tense or to indicate habitual actions in the past. Using 'would' here is grammatically incorrect.
had: The auxiliary 'had' must be followed by the past participle of a verb when used to form a perfect tense. We might say 'Horatio had been careful in the past.'
Exercício 3
Kevin have bought more bio-tech stocks when he had the chance.
Kevin should have bought more bio-tech stocks when he had the chance.
should: 'Should' expresses the strong suggestion or advice. This sentence expresses a regret that Kevin didn't buy more bio-tech stocks when he had the opportunity.
would: 'Would' can be used to express a wish that is conditional. As this sentence isn't conditional, it doesn't make sense to use it here.
Exercício 4
Polly and Philip thought that they never find the test monkey again.
Polly and Philip thought that they would never find the test monkey again.
would: 'Will' becomes 'would' when direct speech ('I will be late') becomes reported speech (He said he would be late). It is exactly the same when we report what someone thought. At the moment of losing the monkey, Polly and Philip think that they will never find the test monkey again. When reporting this past thought, this statement becomes: Polly and Philip thought that they would never find the test monkey again.
should: 'Should' expresses a strong suggestion or advice. It does not make sense to use it in this sentence.
Exercício 5
Philip not talk so much about his infidelity.
Philip should not talk so much about his infidelity.
should: 'Should' expresses a strong suggestion or advice. This sentence expresses that Philip is making a mistake by speaking of his infidelity so frequently.
would: 'Would' can be used to express the idea of willingness or wish. We use it to form the conditional tense. It does not make sense to use it in this sentence.
had: The auxiliary 'had' must be followed by the past participle of a verb when used to form a perfect tense. We might say 'Philip had boasted about his infidelity before his wife discovered him'.
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