Exemplos:
- My sister should listen our mother. She is so rude. (Minha irmã deveria escutar nossa mãe. Ela é tão grosseira) – expressa um conselho.
- My sister should listen our mother. She is so rude. (
- You should learn to drive. (Você deveria aprender a dirigir) – expressa um conselho.
- You should learn to drive.
- This book should be good. (Este livro deve ser bom) – expressa uma expectativa.
- This book should be good.
- It should be very expensive. (Isso deveria ser muito caro) – expressa uma expectativa.
- It should be very expensive.
- You should be there now. (Você deveria estar aqui) – expressa uma obrigação fraca.
- You should be there now.
- They should tell only the truth. (Eles deveriam dizer somente a verdade) – expressa uma obrigação fraca
- They should tell only the truth.
CARACTERÍSTICAS
CORRETO: “I should learn” (Eu deveria aprender)
INCORRETO: “I should to learn”.
INTERROGATIVA
Exemplos:
- Should we study in the library? (Nós deveríamos estudar na biblioteca?)
- Should we study in the library?
- Should I speak English with you? (Eu deveria falar em inglês com você?)
- Should I speak English with you?
- Should you work on weekends? (Você teria que trabalhar nos finais de semana?)
- Should you work on weekends?
- Should we start now, please? (Nós devemos começar agora, por favor?)
- Should we start now, please?
- Should they come with us? (Ele deveria vir conosco)
- Should they come with us?
NEGATIVA
Vejamos alguns exemplos:
- He should not (shouldn’t) be worried because I am going to help him. (Ele não deveria estar preocupado porque eu estou indo ajudá-lo)
- He should not (shouldn’t) be worried because I am going to help him.
- She should not (shouldn’t) tell us the truth. (Ela não deveria ter nos contado a verdade)
- She should not (shouldn’t) tell us the truth.
- He should not (shouldn’t) work hard. He is sick. (Ele não deve trabalhar duro. Ele está doente)
- He should not (shouldn’t) work hard. He is sick.
- They should not (shouldn’t) be working with that company. (Eles não devem estar trabalhando com aquela empresa.
- They should not (shouldn’t) be working with that company.
- You should not (shouldn’t) write a letter to her. (Você deveria escrever uma carta para ela)
- You should not (shouldn’t) write a letter to her.
TERCEIRA PESSOA
Exemplos:
- He should get there after midnight. (Ele deve chegar antes da meia noite)
- He should get there after midnight.
- She should study more because She wants to be a doctor. (Ela deveria estudar mais porque ela quer ser uma médica)
- She should study more because She wants to be a doctor. (
- My mother should read this magazine. It is so funny. (Minha mãe deveria ler essa revista. Ela é tão engraçada)
- My mother should read this magazine. It is so funny. (
- He shouldn’t say that to you. He is so rude. (Ele não deveria ter dito aquilo para você. Ele é tão rude.)
- He shouldn’t say that to you. He is so rude.
- I should stay more. I want to know the city. (Eu deveria ficar mais. Eu quero conhecer a cidade)
- I should stay more. I want to know the city.