Monday 5 June 2023

Should and Ought To

  • Should and Ought To

  • We can also use should/ought to as modals of deduction or speculation when we talk about something we expected to happen in the past.

    subject + should/ought to + have + past participle
    -My new debit card should have arrived by now.  It was sent last month.

    You can also use should/ought to for criticism about past actions.
    -Sam ought to havestudied harder for his final exam because he failed.
    (Sam is criticized for not studying hard enough.)
  • Deductions
    The ATM should have printed a receipt because I requested one.
    The bank ought to have called me back this morning. I left a message yesterday.
    Criticism
    Jack has a great credit score. The bank shouldn'thave denied his loan application.
    The bank teller ought to have counted the money before he gave it to me.
  • *Remember! Add not after a modal for the negative form.  Should not is more common than ought not to.



























 Source : Alison

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