MODAL
AUXILIARIES
OUGHT TO
·
To
give advice:
You ought to make more exercise
·
To
express obligation:
He ought to visit his parents
·
To
express criticism:
She ought no to be so stupid
* Questions made with or without TO, this way,
1) we usually employ SHOULD:
Ought I to study
abroad? Should I study abroad?
Ought I to marry
her? Should I marry her?
2) we usually employ expressions such
as DO YOU THINK:
Ought I to study
abroad? Do you think I ought to study abroad?
Ought I to marry
her? Do you say I ought to marry her?
* Negations made with or without TO, this way,
1) we usually employ
TO:
He ought not to
go there He ought not go there
I ought not to
have treated him like that I ought not have treated him like that
2) we usually employ expressions such
as I DON’T THINK:
I don’t think he ought to go there
She doesn’t think I ought to have treated him
like that
