Should / Ought to

Modal Aux. Verbs that are used to give/ask for advice, suggestions or recommendations.
Sentence Structures in the Present/Past
(+) Subj + Should/Ought to + Base Form (-) Subj + Shouldnt/Ought not + Base Form
eg: You should (never) fart at the dinner table. eg: We shouldnt (ever) treat others disrespectfully
eg: You should have never farted. eg: We shouldnt have ever treated them like that.

(Y/N?) Should + Subj. + Base Form (Info.?) Question Word + Should + Subj. + Base
Form
eg: Should we find a better doctor? eg: Where should we go for dinner?
eg: Should we have gone to a better doctor? eg: Where should we have gone for dinner?

a) What form of the main verb is used after Should/Ought to when talking in the present?

b) What verb tense is used with Should/Ought to to talk in the past?

c) How does the order of the Subject and Modal change from a statement to a question?

d) Can you write a Subject Information Question? (Hint: Subject questions dont have subjects.)

Giving Advice, Suggestions or Recommendations.
1. I am out of money and my friends want me to go out and party with them.

I think you should
because

2. We are looking for a nice place to live but we are having some problems.
I think you two should

because

3. The other members in my group project decided to change everything without telling me.
I think they should have

because

4. The concert started to get out of hand. Nevertheless, we stayed but ended up getting hurt.
I think you should have

because


Asking for Advice

1. My father and I decided to take a cheap bus line to Cusco. It was a horrible ride.

Question: What bus line

Answer: You
because

2. After we have final examination, we took our holiday in Bali. There were too many
tourists.

Question: Where

Answer: You
because

3. I finally bought that house in Kaliurang that you told me not to buy a couple years ago.

Question: Why

Answer: You
because

4. We came over to your house at five oclock but nobody was home.

Question: When

Answer: You
because

5. What you said to Paul after his girlfriend left him was quite rude.

Question: (Passive voice) What

Answer: (Active voice) You

because

6. You talked to the wrong person about your tuition problems.

Question: (Passive voice) Who

Answer: (Active voice) You
because