50 Sentences of SHOULD in English

Should is a modal verb in English. Should is often used to talk about “obligation” or “duty” of someone.

The modal verb “should” is followed by the base form of the main verb.

Should can be used in Present , Past and Future in the same form when preceded by a verb in the relevant tense to generate the idea.

To talk about obligation / duty / the best thing to do

Positive Sentences

• 1. I should behave courteously at the meeting.
• 2. We should spend more time with our family and friends.
• 3. Parents should be responsible for their children’s behaviour.
• 4. Every student should work hard to get through their exams.
• 5. I should start a new youtube channel soon.

Negative Sentences

• 6. I should not let them talk ill about my parents.
• 7. Rani should not be ignorant in her studies.
• 8. We should not allow the participants to leave before the programme is over.
• 9. We should not let them open the windows at night.
• 10. Parents should not set a bad example for their children.

Questions

• 11. Should I place my sign here ?
• 12. Should I do exercises more often ?
• 13. Should I stay home until I recover ?
• 14. Should they obey the rules ?
• 15. Should I earn quite a lot of money to buy a car ?

Giving Advice

Positive Sentences

• 16. You should look after your parents.
• 17. You should clean your room before noon.
• 18. You should learn how to drive.
• 19. You should write to him without further delay.
• 20. You should practice your guitar at least an hour a day.

Negative Sentences

• 21. You should not lower your expectations about your child’s education.
• 22. You should not spend your money recklessly.
• 23. You should not smoke here.
• 24. You should not apologize since you have done nothing wrong here.
• 25. You should not run away from your responsibilities.

Seeking Advice

Questions

• 26. Should I enroll myself for this course ?
• 27. Should I try to be punctual from tomorrow ?
• 28. What should I do to stay fit ?
• 29. What dress should I wear to the party ?
• 30. Should I keep quiet about what happened today ?

To talk about obligations quite unlikely to be fulfilled.

Positive Sentences

• 31. I believe he should drive more carefully.
• 32. I wonder why he should wait for us.
• 33. He should bring out a better solution than the one he proposed.
• 34. I have already missed the train though I should be there before others arrive.
• 35. I’m a bit too fast today. I should read the minutes slowly. However, we are running out of time.

Questions

• 36. Why should I leave soon ?
• 37. Should I be polite while they are so rude to me ?
• 38. Why should I come on time while others are always late ?
• 39. Should it be ignored when they purposefully hurt you ?
• 40. Why should I hinder my own success ?

To talk about possibilities / Suggestions.

Positive Sentences

• 41. They should be here in a few minutes.
• 42. I think we should stay home.
• 43. She should be at home by now.
• 44. As far as I know, he should reach his target soon.
• 45. Should we commence the programme ?

Negative Sentences .

• 46. I think we should not go against tradition.
• 47. If we need to be there on time, we should not take the bus today.
• 48. We should not pay the bills before they ask us to do so.
• 49. We should not eat fast food at any cost.
• 50. The results should not be as bad as we thought.