Shall y Should

El verbo Shall, traducido como “deber”, no es muy usado a excepción de la forma interrogativa con I y We:

Shall I go? (¿debo irme?)
Shall we go? (¿nos vamos?)
Shall I help you?
What shall I study?

El verbo modal Should

Should (traducido a menudo como deber) a veces se usa para:

  • Dar consejo y sugerir:
    Ejemplo:
    You should study for the test
    You should go to the doctor
    When you go to Rome, you should go to that restaurant
    She shouldn’t smoke so much.
  • Expresar obligación:
    Ejemplo: You should be at work at 9:00
  • Expectativas:
    Ejemplo:
    Sarah should be arrived by now
    Sarah shouldn’t be arrived yet

Aforismos con should:

All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love.
Ann Landers

A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.
Albert Einstein

Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized.
Albert Einstein

A baby is God’s opinion that life should go on.
Carl Sandburg

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