Hey, listen. If you should see Karen tell her I found her credit
card. It was under her desk. Oh, and you'd better take an
umbrella in case it should rain. One more thing, should you want to
learn Three ways to use should with conditionals? Listen to the rest of this
podcast. Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from New York
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Johnn and thanks everyone. It's Michael here from Happy English and I help people
speak English better. And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode six seventy four.
Three ways to use should with conditionals. Should is a pretty versatile word
in the world of English grammar. I've talked about using should in a few
other episodes of the Happy English Podcast, and today I'd like to talk about
how we use should with conditionals. Some of this has a formal sound,
which means these three patterns are likely to show up on English exams like the
toec. Let's check him out. First of all, we use should with
an if clause, and when we do, should means happen to check out
this sentence. If you happen to hear from Paul, ask him to call
me. This is the same as saying, if you perhaps hear from Paul,
ask him to call me. Well, he can replace happen with should.
If you should hear from Paul, ask him to call me. Also,
keep in mind we use should followed by a base verb. If you
should hear from Paul, ask him to call me. Here are some other
examples. If you should see Karen, tell her I found her credit card,
it was under her desk. If you should need any help with your
computer, call Yelchin, he's the it wizard around here. If you should
go to that new pizza shop on Main Street, let me know how it
is. You can also use should after in case here too, should is
followed by a base verb and means if it happened. For example, I
will pick up a cake. In case Uncle George should come for dinner,
you'd better take an umbrella. In case it should rain. In case the
flight should arrive late, I'll send you a text message. And finally,
in very formal English, you can use should with the zero or first conditional.
Remember should is always followed by a subject and a base verb. Check
out these examples. Should the screen freeze, try restarting the computer. Should
the screen freeze has the same meeting as if the screen freezes. Should anyone
call for mister Waters, I will let them know that he's in a meeting.
Should anyone call has the same meaning as if anyone calls. Should you
need my help, I'll be in my office. Should you need has the
same meaning as if you need Keep in mind, the best way to remember
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