| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| The situation should be |
| soon. |
| The situation should be |
| soon. |
| improving |
| improving |
| The situation should be improving soon. |
| The situation should be improving soon. |
| "Improving” is the correct choice because the sentence follows the pattern: |
| [Subject] + should + be + -ing verb |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| My colleague should be |
| for the client presentation. |
| My colleague should be |
| for the client presentation. |
| setting |
| setting |
| My colleague should be setting up for the client presentation. |
| My colleague should be setting up for the client presentation. |
| “Caught” doesn’t fit this sentence grammatically or in meaning. |
| You can't say “should be caught up your account” — that’s not a valid expression. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| You should be |
| a phone call from my assistant to set up the meeting. |
| You should be |
| a phone call from my assistant to set up the meeting. |
| getting |
| getting |
| You should be getting a phone call from my assistant to set up the meeting. |
| You should be getting a phone call from my assistant to set up the meeting. |
| “Getting” is the correct choice because the sentence uses this pattern: |
| [Subject] + should + be + -ing verb |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| The team should be |
| for the client presentation. |
| The team should be |
| for the client presentation. |
| preparing |
| preparing |
| The team should be preparing for the client presentation. |
| The team should be preparing for the client presentation. |
| “Preparing” is the -ing form of the verb "prepare" and fits the structure perfectly. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| You |
| You should |
| You should be |
| You should be hearing |
| You should be hearing from |
| You should be hearing from us |
| You should be hearing from us soon. |
| You should be hearing from us soon. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| My |
| My boss |
| My boss should |
| My boss should be |
| My boss should be emailing |
| My boss should be emailing you |
| My boss should be emailing you shortly. |
| My boss should be emailing you shortly. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| You (should or will) be studying for the upcoming exam. |
| You (should or will) be studying for the upcoming exam. |
| should |
| should |
| You should be studying for the upcoming exam. |
| “Should” expresses expectation, advice, or what’s appropriate. “Will” would imply a certain future plan, which doesn’t fit naturally here. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| We (could or should) be contacting you soon. |
| We (could or should) be contacting you soon. |
| should |
| should |
| We should be contacting you soon. |
| Should is correct here because it expresses an expected or likely action based on current plans. The sentence "We should be contacting you soon" suggests that the speaker believes contact will probably happen soon. |
| "Could" only suggests a possibility, not an expectation. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| My friend should (be or being) coming soon. |
| My friend should (be or being) coming soon. |
| be |
| be |
| My friend should be coming soon. |
| “Should being coming” is not grammatically correct — after a modal like should, we always use the base form (be), not an -ing form. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| She should be (working or ready) on the final report now. |
| She should be (working or ready) on the final report now. |
| working |
| working |
| She should be working on the final report now. |
| The sentence uses the pattern: |
| should + be + -ing verb, so working fits the grammar. |
| Ready is an adjective, not a verb form. |
| Also, we don’t say “ready on the report” — it’s more natural to say “ready with the report” or “ready to start the report,” which is a different structure entirely. |
| Listen to what I say. Match the -ing form verb used in the sentence with the bare infinitive form. |
| You should be hearing from us soon. |
| Listen one more time. |
| You should be hearing from us soon. |
| Did you hear, "hearing"? "hearing" is the -ing form of hear. |
| How about...? |
| My colleague should be setting up your account very soon. |
| Let’s listen one more time. |
| My colleague should be setting up your account very soon. |
| Did you hear "setting"? "setting" is the -ing form of set. |
| Next... |
| You should be getting a phone call from my assistant to set up the meeting. |
| One more time. |
| You should be getting a phone call from my assistant to set up the meeting. |
| Did you hear "getting"? "getting" is the -ing form of get. |
| Next... |
| My boss should be emailing you shortly. |
| One more time. |
| My boss should be emailing you shortly. |
| Did you hear "emailing"? "emailing" is the -ing form of email. |
| And... |
| The situation should be improving soon. |
| One more time. |
| The situation should be improving soon. |
| Did you hear "improving"? "improving" is the -ing form of improve. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to talk about expected results in English. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway on EnglishClass101.com. |
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