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You shouldn't eat so much.
 

should
Grammar

We use the verb "should" in English to give advice or recommendations.

      You should study.

The negative of "should" is "should not", or its contraction "shouldn't".

      You shouldn't eat so much.

 

Exercise - should

Give advice to the following people using the verb should. Make sure you have capitalized the letters correctly and included a period at the end.

Example  
I have a headache.  (take an aspirin)

1.  I have a backache. (rest)

 

2.  I have a stomachache. (drink tea)

 

3.  I have a toothache. (go to the dentist)

 

4.  I have a cold. (take cold medicine)

 

5.  I have a fever. (go to bed)

 

6.  I have an earache. (go to the doctor)

 

7.  I have a cough (take cough medicine)

 

 

Exercise - Advice with the verb should

Give advice to these people using your own ideas.

example
Should I get a cat or a dog?

Possible answers:

  - or -
  
(The answer depends on what you recommend, a cat or a dog in this case.)

1.  Should I buy a car or a motorcycle?

 
 

2.  Should I buy a house or rent an apartment?

 
 

3.  Should I become a teacher or a doctor?

 
 

4.  Should I go on vacation to Mexico or Hawaii?

 
 

5.  Should I learn English or Japanese?

 
 

 

Exercise - Advice on how to learn English.

Marco wants to learn English quickly. Give him advice on what he should and shouldn't do.

examples
watch TV in English

watch TV in Spanish

1.  listen to music in English

 

2.  study English grammar

 

3.  read novels in Spanish

 

4.  listen to music in Spanish

 

5.  study at www.passporttoenglish.com.

 

 

have to

The verb "have to" indicates obligation. The verb have is conjugated in the same way it always is when it is part of the expression have to.

The verbhave to

Affirmative and Negative	Question
I    have to . . . You   don't have to . . . We They	Do you have to _____? we they I
He has to . . . She   doesn't have to . . . It	Does he have to _____? she it

 

Exercise - have to

Which of these activities do you have to do tomorrow and which do you not have to do?

example
wash my clothes

  - or -
  

1.  go to work  

 
 

2.  go to school

 
 

3.  cook

 
 

4.  wash the dishes

 
 

5.  clean the house

 
 

 

Instructions Identify the error in the following sentences and write the corrected version.       example       She are a student. → She is a student.  1. You shoud take an aspirin.   2. I have a headeich.    3. She have to study.    4. You no should work.   5. Have they to work today?

 

Writing

Describe what you should do and what you have to do tomorrow.

      example  I should clean the house. I have to work. etc.

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