Ought to v/s Should
Hello
I wanna ask about uses of "ought to". When do we use " ought to ". I've read about it and i know it's simillar to modal verb "should" but people often use "ought to" instead of "should" . Like -
I'm so sorry . I ought to have told you the truth.
Why ?
Please tell me when do we use ought to and when do we use should.
Top answer
You can use 'ought to' almost anywhere you can use 'should'. Where I live people prefer 'should', so I hardly ever hear 'ought to'. , present subjunctive).
- You can use 'ought to' almost anywhere you can use 'should'.
- Where I live people prefer 'should', so I hardly ever hear 'ought to'.
- , present subjunctive).
- It's important that you be there on time.
- It's important that you should be there on time.
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You can use 'ought to' almost anywhere you can use 'should'. Where I live people prefer 'should', so I hardly ever hear 'ought to'.
Note: You have to use 'should' and not 'ought to' when it is "evaluative should", that is, as a substitute for the mandative construction (i.e., present subjunctive).
It's important that you be there on time.
It's important that y
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