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Should and Would

By Richard Nordquist, About.com

Use should to express an obligation. Use would to express a customary action.

Examples:

We should learn to enjoy doing nothing. As a child, I would sit for hours by the river, doing nothing.

Practice:

(a) When I was younger, I ______ often take the long way home after school.

(b) We ______ try to be more patient with one another.

Answers to Practice Exercises

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