· She might be at home by now but it's not sure at all.
· It might rain this afternoon.
· I might not have time to go to the shops for you.
· I might not go.
For the past, we use 'might have'.
· He might have tried to call while I was out.
· I might have dropped it in the street.
Should
We use 'should' for giving advice.
· You should speak to him about it.
· He should see a doctor.
· We should ask a lawyer.
We use 'should' to give an opinion or a recommendation.
· He should resign now.
· We should invest more in Asia.
· They should do something about this terrible train service.
'Should' expresses a personal opinion and is much weaker and more personal than 'must' or 'have to'. It is often introduced by ' I think'.
· I think they should replace him.
· I don't think they should keep the contract.
· Do you think we should tell her.
Should 2
We can use 'should' after 'reporting verbs' such as
demand insist propose recommend suggest
· He demanded that we should pay for the repair.
· She insisted that she should pay for the meal.
· I have proposed that he should take charge of the organization.
· The committee recommends that Jane should be appointed.
· We have suggested that Michael should be given a reward for his hard work.
However, it is also possible to say exactly the same thing by omitting the 'should' and just using the infinitive form without 'to' . Some people call this the 'subjunctive' form.
· He demanded that we pay for the repair.
· She insisted that she pay for the meal.
· I have proposed that he take charge of the organization.
· The committee recommends that Jane be appointed.
· We have suggested that Michael be given a reward for his hard work.
We can use 'should' after various adjectives. Typical examples are :
funny interesting natural odd strange surprised surprising typical
· It's funny that you should say that. I was thinking exactly the same thing.
· It's interesting that they should offer him the job. Not an obvious choice.
· It's natural that you should be anxious. Nobody likes speaking in public.
