should
[ʃʊd]auxiliary verb Conjugaison
| 1. | [indicating duty, necessity]
we should leave now ora dovremmo andare |
| 2. | [seeking advice, permission]
should I go too? dovrei andare anch'io? |
| 3. | [as suggestion]
I should deny everything negherei tutto |
| 4. | [indicating probability]
she should be home soon dovrebbe rientrare a momenti |
| 5. | [was or were expected to]
they should have won the match avrebbero dovuto vincere la partita |
| 6. | [as conditional]
I should like to come with you mi piacerebbe venire con voi how should I know? e io come faccio a saperlo? should you be interested … se per caso tu fossi interessato … |
| 7. | [in subordinate clauses]
we decided that you should meet him abbiamo deciso che lo incontrerai |
| 8. | [expressing uncertain opinion]
I should think he's about 50 (years old) direi che ha una cinquantina d'anni |
| 9. | (after "who" or "what")
[expressing surprise]
and who should I see but Ann! e chi ti vedo? Ann! |
