Should expresses what is right, or a good idea . It expresses advice, or a mild obligation.
-|- | You should stop smoking. |
<-| | You should have come. Why didn't you? |
|-> | You really should start eating
better. I should be home at the usual time. |
+ | You should stop smoking. |
? | Should we invite Sue to the party? Yes, I think we should . |
- | Those children shouldn't be playing. They should be at school. |
EXAMPLES:
I should be home at the usual time.
You can use should after these verbs: suggest, propose, recommend, insist, demand.
You can use should after these adjectives: important, strange, funny, natural, surprised, essential, odd, typical, interesting, suprising.