should

Pronúncia: ʃʊd
    auxiliary verb
    [used to form conditional tense]
  1. I should have bought it if I had had enough money ho hauria comprat si hagués tingut prou diners.
  2. should I be out at the time si en aquell moment soc fora.
  3. I shouldn't be surprised if... no m'estranyaria gens que...
  4. I shouldn't if I were you jo de tu no ho faria.
  5. I should like to sing in Covent Garden m'agradaria de cantar al Covent Garden.

    6. [in statements of duty and commands]
  6. should I open the window? he d'obrir la finestra?, vols que obri la finestra?
  7. I asked him whether the boy should wait li vaig preguntar si el nen s'hauria d'esperar.
  8. he should have paid it ja ho hauria d'haver pagat.
  9. all cars should carry lights tots els cotxes han de portar llum.
  10. all is as it should be tot està en regla.
    11. [in statements of probability]
  11. he should be there by now a hores d'ara ja hi deu ser.
  12. they should arrive tomorrow haurien d'arribar demà.
  13. this should be good això ha de ser bo.

    14. [in reported speech]
  14. he told me that I should succeed em va dir que triomfaria.

    15. [after how, why, etc.]
  15. how should I know? com vols que ho sàpiga?
  16. why should he think that? per què hauria de pensar això?, i com és que ell s'ho pensa?