SHOULD & OUGHT TO Emmanuella R/10 Thedrica Firly /28
SHOULD
USAGE G ive advice or make recommendations T alk about obligation T alk about probability and expectation E xpress the conditional mood R eplace a subjunctive structure
PATTERN Subject + Should + V1 (+) Subject + Should + V 1 (-) Subject + Should + Not + V 1 (?) Should + Subject + V 1 ? have + past participle (He should have gone .) be + - ing (He should be going .)
Example
You should see the new James Bond movie. It's great! He shouldn't smoke. And he should stop drinking too. What should I wear? Advice, opinions
Obligation You should be wearing your seat belt. You shouldn’t have said that to her. Should you be driving so fast?
Probability, Expectation Let’s Call Anna. She should have finished work by now. $10 is enough. It shouldn’t cost more t han that. Are you ready? The train should be here soon
Conditionals If I lost my job, I should have no money We should be grateful if you could send us gifts.
Subjunctive The president is insisting that pollution s hould be reduced. The manager recommended that Gwen s hould join the company. It is essential that we should decide today.
Ought to
To express an obligation or an expectation that someone should do something (+) You ought to listen carefully. S Ought to V 1 (-) We oughtn’t to leave now S Ought not to V 1 (?) Ought Lucy to go by herself? Ought S to V 1
To express the likelihood of s omething happening (+) You ought to be here by now. S Ought to V 1 (-) The journey oughtn’t to take about 2 hours. S Ought not to V 1 (?) Ought the journey to take about 2 hours? Ought S to V 1
S Ought to V 3 S Ought to To express regret that s omething was not done o r to reproach someone f or doing or not doing something I ought to have spoken up earlier. I’m sorry. You ought to have offered to help. Have V 3 Have They ought to have told us what to expect. S Ought to V 3 Have
Should vs Ought to
Excercises 1) I'm quite sure it'll be a lovely day tomorrow. It _____ be a lovely day tomorrow. 2 ) I feel quite confident that it'll be a very good conference . It ______ be a very good conference. 3) We________ visit eric when we are in london (should) 4) We _______ have a party to celebrate kate’s birthday (ought to) 5) You_______ride a motorbike without a helmet ( shouldn ’ t)