TENSE TUESDAY: THE MODAL "OUGHT TO"
24 / 02 / 2015
TENSE TUESDAY: THE MODAL OUGHT TO: meaning and examples
Good morning and happy Tuesday to everyone!
For today's lesson, we are looking at the modal verb OUGHT TO.
Over the years we have created quite a few lessons about modal verbs. (Some of the lessons are explained in Spanish.) You can see the modal lessons at the link below.
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?rs=modal
OUGHT TO is a modal that is similar to SHOULD. We use it to give advice. It is followed by the base form of a verb (= infinitive without "to").
Example 1: You ought to call your mother.
Example 2: He ought to pay attention to the lecture.
For the negative, we use OUGHT NOT TO.
Example 3: You ought not to eat so many sweets.
Example 4: She ought not to speak so loudly in the theatre.
OUGHT TO is perhaps more common in UK English than US English; in the US SHOULD is used more often.
That's all for today! Thanks for reading!
For today's lesson, we are looking at the modal verb OUGHT TO.
Over the years we have created quite a few lessons about modal verbs. (Some of the lessons are explained in Spanish.) You can see the modal lessons at the link below.
https://www.ziggurat.es/es/lecciones_ingles/index.asp?rs=modal
OUGHT TO is a modal that is similar to SHOULD. We use it to give advice. It is followed by the base form of a verb (= infinitive without "to").
Example 1: You ought to call your mother.
Example 2: He ought to pay attention to the lecture.
For the negative, we use OUGHT NOT TO.
Example 3: You ought not to eat so many sweets.
Example 4: She ought not to speak so loudly in the theatre.
OUGHT TO is perhaps more common in UK English than US English; in the US SHOULD is used more often.
That's all for today! Thanks for reading!
