if you should

C1 points:

114 in CLAUSES/conditional is defined as:

subordinate conditional clauses with ‘if you should’, in polite, formal contexts


*Most of the English Grammar Profile examples include:

‘if you should have any’ (questions|concerns|problems) + don’t hesitate…’

Therefore, this is offering help or giving advice.  ‘should’ here gives a slight feeling of  ‘it is unlikely’ or ‘I don’t really expect’ that you will have any questions…


and 193 in MODALITY is defined as:

‘should’ after ‘if’ to talk about possible situations in the future.


For example:

Just imagine the consequence for that female if her love potion should fail.

listen:


A search in iWeb for:

if * * should _VVI

1 IF THE WORST SHOULD HAPPEN 277
2 IF THE NEED SHOULD ARISE 131
3 IF A PROBLEM SHOULD ARISE 59

5 IF AN ACCIDENT SHOULD OCCUR 28
6 IF THE UNTHINKABLE SHOULD HAPPEN 26
7 IF AN EMERGENCY SHOULD ARISE 23
8 IF THE FOOT SHOULD SAY 20
9 IF THE SUN SHOULD RISE 15
10 IF ANY PROBLEMS SHOULD ARISE 15
11 IF A CONFLICT SHOULD ARISE 14
12 IF AN EMERGENCY SHOULD OCCUR 13
13 IF ANYONE SHOULD ASK 12

15 IF THE OCCASION SHOULD ARISE 12
16 IF THE TIME SHOULD COME 12
17 IF THE UNEXPECTED SHOULD HAPPEN 11

19 IF ANYONE SHOULD SAY 11
20 IF A DISPUTE SHOULD ARISE 10

B1 vocabulary above:

emergency, occasion, rise, unexpected
B2:
conflict, occur
C1:
arise, unthinkable
C2:
dispute


. If you should _VVI

1 . IF YOU SHOULD FIND 133

If you should find that tape, please inform us.

listen

 

2 . IF YOU SHOULD NEED 123

In fact , proof, if you should need it,

that you should never allow a scientist or an engineer to name anything,

not even your children.

3 . IF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN 94
4 . IF YOU SHOULD DECIDE 73
5 . IF YOU SHOULD GET 50
6 . IF YOU SHOULD CHOOSE 46
7 . IF YOU SHOULD SEE 42
8 . IF YOU SHOULD RECEIVE 36
9 . IF YOU SHOULD EXPERIENCE 34
10 . IF YOU SHOULD LOSE 33
11 . IF YOU SHOULD REQUIRE 32
12 . IF YOU SHOULD ENCOUNTER 30
13 . IF YOU SHOULD WISH 30
14 . IF YOU SHOULD WANT 27
15 . IF YOU SHOULD DIE 27
16 . IF YOU SHOULD BECOME 23
17 . IF YOU SHOULD MAKE 18
18 . IF YOU SHOULD GO 17
19 . IF YOU SHOULD CHANGE 16
20 . IF YOU SHOULD COME 15

B1 experience, require

B2 encounter


If _P should _VVI

*yes I believe ‘you’ should be exchanged for any pronoun for this complexity!

1 IF I SHOULD GO 1087
2 IF I SHOULD GET 828
3 IF I SHOULD TRY 663
4 IF I SHOULD USE 550
5 IF I SHOULD TAKE 522
6 IF YOU SHOULD NEED 417
7 IF I SHOULD BUY 392
8 IF YOU SHOULD TAKE 363
9 IF I SHOULD KEEP 358
10 IF YOU SHOULD FIND 352
11 IF I SHOULD PUT 337
12 IF I SHOULD WAIT 334
13 IF I SHOULD START 309
14 IF I SHOULD CONTINUE 290
15 IF I SHOULD MAKE 284
16 IF SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN 282
17 IF YOU SHOULD GET 282
18 IF YOU SHOULD HAPPEN 256
19 IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN 249
20 IF YOU SHOULD DECIDE 243
21 IF YOU SHOULD CHOOSE 222
22 IF I SHOULD SAY 193
23 IF YOU SHOULD USE 155
24 IF I SHOULD ADD 153
25 IF I SHOULD GIVE 144
26 IF YOU SHOULD GO 140
27 IF IT SHOULD HAPPEN 138
28 IF I SHOULD CHANGE 130
29 IF I SHOULD DIE 129
30 IF YOU SHOULD BUY 128
31 IF I SHOULD TELL 123
32 IF I SHOULD SWITCH 108
33 IF I SHOULD ASK 105
34 IF I SHOULD CALL 103
35 IF WE SHOULD GO 95
36 IF I SHOULD STOP 95
37 IF I SHOULD MOVE 93

B1 vocabulary: switch, continue

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