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**I'm learning the word of "should" that means an expectation.
[grammar in use intermediate(I've been studying this) : "We also use "should" to say that we expect something to happen"]

My friend said he would get to my house until 2:00 p.m.
Now, I and my sister is in a grocery store . It's 1:55 p.m.

In this situation, Can I say "my friend should arrive at our home by now, let's hurry!" to my sister?

Is this sentence natural and grammatical?

If not, Can you teach me why and correct expressions?

Question

question
**I'm learning the word of "should" that means an expectation. 
[grammar in use intermediate(I've been studying this) : "We also use "should" to say that we expect something to happen"]

My friend said he would get to my house until 2:00 p.m. 
Now, I and my sister is in a grocery store . It's 1:55 p.m.

In this situation, Can I say "my friend should arrive at our home by now, let's hurry!" to my sister?

Is this sentence natural and grammatical?

If not, Can you teach me why and correct expressions?

Answer

My friend said he would not **or wouldn't** get to my house until 2:00 p.m. 
Now, my sister and I are in a grocery store . It's 1:55 p.m.

It is fine to say
"My friend should arrive at our home by now, let's hurry!"

I would probably say
"My friend should be arriving at our home by now. Let's hurry!" 
"My friend will probably arrive at our home in five minutes. Let's hurry!"

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