FULL NAME:______________________________ DATE: _____

READ THE SENTENCES. WRITE SHOULD OR SHOULDNT

1)Tom____eat so many lollipops. Its bad for his teeth.

2) They have a test tomorrow. They____ go to the cinema . They____stay at

home and study!

3) Children____eat lots of vegetables but they ____ eat lots of sweets.

4) I have a party tonight. What____I wear? A dress or a pair of trousers?

5) The doctor said: "_ You____eat healthy food. You____eat fast food.
You____watch so much TV.
6)You____walk 1 hour a day. You____ drink fruit juice and water. You____
drink wine or beer

LOOK AT THE PICTURES . MAKE SENTENCES GIVING ADVICE TO

THESE PEOPLE . USE SHOULD.

He has a _____________so ___________

He has a ___________ so ______

He has a ___________ so ______

He has a ___________ so ______

He has a ___________ so ______

EXERCISES

) His hair is too long. (get a haircut)

He_____________ a haircut.

2) Her flat is too small. (move to a bigger flat)

She_____________ to a bigger flat.

3) They don't like that restaurant. (go to a better one)

They_____________ to a better restaurant.

4) She can't swim. (learn to swim)

She___________ to swim.

5) He doesn't know English grammar. (do the exercises at English Spanish

Link)

He___________ the exercises at English Spanish Link.

6) I'm going out but it's very cold outside. (put on your overcoat)

You__________ your overcoat.

7) I don't earn enough money. (find a better job)

You____________ a better job.

8) She can't switch on the computer. (get some help)

She_____________ some help.

9) My car won't start. (take it to the garage)

You _____________ it to the garage.

10) I can't do this exercise. (ask for help at the forum)

You____________ for help at the forum.

Respuestas:

1) He should get a haircut.

2) She should move to a bigger flat.

3) They should go to a better one.

4) She should learn to swim.

5) He should do the exercises at English Spanish Link.

6) You should put on your overcoat.

7) You should find a better job.

8) She should get some help.

9) You should take it to the garage.

10) You should ask for help at the forum.

CUNDO USAMOS SHOULD?

El verbo should se traduce como "debera" y se usa en los siguientes casos:

1. Dar y pedir consejo.

Como indicamos en Consejos con should en ingls, should se usa para dar y pedir
consejos.
Your car is very old. You should buy a new one (tu coche es muy viejo. Deberas
comprarte uno nuevo)
You should do your homework (deberas hacer los deberes)
Should I have my hair cut? (Debera cortarme el pelo?)

En este caso, podramos usar tambin el verbo modal ought to / oughtn't to.
You don't look well. You ought to go to the doctor (no tienes buena cara. Deberas ir al
mdico)
You oughtn't to drive so fast / You ought not to drive so fast (no deberas conducir tan
rpido)
Cuidado: Should expresa obligacin dbil (consejo). Por el contrario, must se usa para
expresar obligacin fuerte (orden).
2. Cuando queremos indicar que algo es o no es correcto.
You shouldn't get angry so easily (no deberas enfadarte con tanta facilidad)
You should recycle (deberas reciclar)
You shouldn't drive so fast. It's dangerous (no deberas conducir tan rpido. Es peligroso)

3. Para criticar acciones del pasado.

En este caso se usa should have + participio pasado o ought to have + participio
pasado.
You should have told me you were going to arrive late (Deberas haberme dicho que ibas a
llegar tarde).
They ought to have studied harder. (deberan haber estudiado ms)

En negativa:
You shouldn't have told her. It was a secret (no se lo deberas haber contado. Era un
secreto)

4. Hacer sugerencias de forma educada cuando no sabemos la respuesta.

Should I put the bags here? (Pongo las bolsas aqu?) (puedo (debera) poner las bolsas
aqu?)

EJERCICIO
Completa el ejercicio con frases utilizando should para dar consejos. Para ver las
respuestas haz clic en: Ejercicios ingls, el uso de should
1. I've got a headache. You ..................................................(drink/water).
2. I've forgotten my books. You..........................................(tell/teacher).
3. My back hurts. You...........................................................(go/doctor's).
4. The house is very untidy. You..........................................(tidy).
5. I've got toothache. You......................................................(see/dentist).
2. . I've got a headache. You should drink a glass of water.

2. I've forgotten my books. You should tell the teacher.

3. My back hurts. You should go to the doctor's.

4. The house is very untidy. You should tidy it.

5. I've got toothache. You should see a dentist.

PREGUNTAS COMO PRESENTARSE

ESTRUCTURAS

Decir tu nombre
My name is + nombre My name is Mara
Decir tu edad
I am + nmero que indique tu edad + years-old I am 28 years-old

Decir de dnde eres:

I am from + pas I am from Spain
I am + nacionalidad I am Spanish

Decir dnde vives:

I live in + ciudad o pas I live in Spain, I live in Alicante

Decir qu idiomas hablas:

I speak + idioma I speak Spanish

Decir a qu te dedicas:
I am a + profesin I am a teacher
I work as a + profesin I work as a teacher

2. PREGUNTAS
Para poder mantener una conversacin con alguien, debemos saber qu preguntas hacer
para obtener toda la informacin anterior. Las preguntas a estas respuestas son las
siguientes:

Whats your name? (cmo te llamas?)

Whats your name? My name is Jake
How old are you? (cuntos aos tienes?)
How old are you? I am 35 years-old
Where are you from? (De dnde eres?)
Where are you from? I am from Scotland, I am Scottish
Where do you live? (Dnde vives?)
Where do you live? I live in Scotland, I live in Glasgow.

Si al preguntar nos contestan con el pas y queremos saber la ciudad, podemos decir:
Where in + pas + do you live?

A: Where do you live?

B: I live in Scotland
A: Where in Scotland do you live?
B: I live in Glasgow

How many languages do you speak? (cuntos idiomas hablas?)

How many languages do you speak? I speak three languages: English, Italian and
French.
What do you do? / What do you do for a living? (a qu te dedicas?)
What do you do? I am a journalist
What do you do for a living? I work as a journalist

3. AADIR INFORMACIN
Podemos aadir informacin a una oracin mediante los conectores and y but.
And equivale a la conjuncin copulativa y /e en espaol y se utiliza para dar ms
informacin sobre algo.
I speak Italian and German (hablo italiano y alemn)
I speak Spanish and English (hablo espaol e ingls)

But equivale a la conjuncin adversativa pero en espaol y se utiliza para indicar un

contraste.
I am British but I live in Spain (soy britnico pero vivo en Espaa)

4. PRESENTARSE
A continuacin ponemos algunos ejemplos:

Presentarse uno mismo:

Hello, my name is Mara. I am twenty-eight years-old. I am Spanish and I live in Alicante. I
work as a teacher.

Ejemplo de conversacin entre dos personas:

P: Hello, my name is Peter. Whats Hola, me llamo Peter. Cmo te

your name? llamas?
A: Hello Peter. My name is Anne. Hola Peter. Me llamo Anne. De dnde
Where are you from? eres?
P:I am from France. And you? Soy francs. Y t?
A: I am Italian but I live in Germany. Soy italiana pero vivo en Alemania.
Where do you live? Dnde vives t?
P: I live in France. Vivo en Francia.
A: Where in France do you live? En qu parte de Francia vives?
P: I live in Lyon. How many Vivo en Lyon. Cuntos idiomas hablas
languages do you speak Anne? Anne?
A: I speak three languages: Italian, Hablo tres idiomas: italiano, alemn y
German and English. espaol.
P: I speak French and English. Yo hablo francs e ingls.
A: And what do you do Peter? Y a qu te dedicas Peter?
P: I am an architect. And you? Soy arquitecto. Y t?
A: I work as a vet. Yo trabajo como veterinaria.