should

1. Ought to; indicating opinion, advice, or instruction, about what is required or desirable.

   (auxiliary, defective, modal, no past, no present participle, participle, past)Used to issue an instruction (traditionally seen as carrying less force of authority than alternatives such as 'shall' or 'must').

   You should never drink and drive.

   The law is clear that you should always wear a seat belt.

2. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no past, no present participle, participle, past)Used to give advice or opinion that an action is, or would have been, beneficial or desirable.

   You should go and see that film. I think you'll enjoy it.

   Should we go and see the police, do you think?

3. (auxiliary, defective, informal, modal, no past, no present participle, participle, past)With verbs such as 'see' or 'hear', usually in the second person, used to point out something remarkable in either a good or bad way.

   You should see his new apartment. It's like a palace!

   If you think her piano playing is bad, you should hear her sing!

4. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no past, no present participle, participle, past)In questions, asks what is correct, proper, desirable, etc.

   What do you think? What should I do?

5. Ought to; expressing expectation.

   (auxiliary, defective, modal, no past, no present participle, participle, past)Indicates that something is expected to have happened or to be the case now.

   They should have finished by now; I'll call them to check.

   My fruit trees should be in flower, but the cold spring has set them back.

6. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no past, no present participle, participle, past)Will be likely to (become or do something); indicates a degree of possibility or probability that the stated thing will happen or be true in the future.

   They should have it finished by Friday.

   When you press this button, the pilot flame should ignite.

   dürfen

   должно́ бытьdolžnó bytʹ, бу́детbúdet

   повинноpovynno, слідslid

7. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no past, no present participle, participle, past, subjunctive)Used to form a variant of the present subjunctive, expressing a state or action that is hypothetical, potential, mandated, etc.

   If I should be late, I should hope that you are prepared to go on without me.

   Should you need extra blankets, you will find them in the closet.

8. An alternative to would with first person subjects.

   (auxiliary, defective, formal, literary, modal, no past, no present participle, participle, past)Used to express a conditional outcome.

   If I had not been so tired, I should have laughed heartily.

9. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no past, no present participle, participle, past)Used to impart a tentative, conjectural or polite nuance.

   I should imagine that they have arrived by now.

   I should think you would apologize.

10. (auxiliary, defective, modal, no past, no present participle, participle, past)Used to express what the speaker would do in another person's situation, as a means of giving a suggestion or recommendation.

    It's disgraceful the way that they've treated you. I should write and complain.

11. (auxiliary, defective, modal)To suggest (that someone ought to do something, or that something ought to be the case) by, or as if by, using the word should.

1. You should tell him the truth.

   Ти повинен розповісти йому правду. — deniko

   ruТы должен был сказать ему правду. — shanghainese

   deIhr solltet ihm die Wahrheit sagen. — MUIRIEL

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2. You should get your hair cut.

   Тобі требе підстригтися. — deniko

   ruТебе нужно постричься. — Tonari

   deDu solltest mal wieder zum Friseur gehen. — Manfredo

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3. You should have attended the meeting.

   Ти мусив би відвідати зустріч. — deniko

   deDu hättest zur Versammlung gehen sollen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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4. I should have taken the money.

   Мені слід було взяти гроші. — deniko

   ruМне следовало взять эти деньги. — Olya

   deIch hätte das Geld annehmen sollen. — lilygilder

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5. I guess we should leave now.

   Думаю, нам треба зараз піти. — deniko

   deIch schätze, wir sollten jetzt gehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Modal verbs have one form for every person and take a bare infinitive.