No -s after he / she / it: she ought to · Always with to · Negative: oughtn't to or ought not to · In everyday speech should is more common.
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Ought to + base verb
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Ought to does not change: no -s after he / she / it. Keep to, and use the base verb after it.Ought to не змінюється: без -s після he / she / it. to лишається, далі базова форма дієслова.
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You ought to see a dentist. Тобі слід піти до стоматолога.
She ought to call her mother. Їй слід зателефонувати мамі.
She ought to calls her mother.
She ought to call her mother.
Типова помилка: В українській після «слід» стоїть інфінітив, тож легко забути to або поставити дієслово не в базовій формі: ought to call, а не ought call чи ought to calls.
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My sister more.
ought to sleep Ought to + base verb: keep to, no -s.
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He ought to the bill today.
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She ought call her mother.
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She ought to calls her mother.
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Advice and what is right
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Use ought to to give advice or say what is the right thing to do. It means the same as should.Ought to — порада або те, що правильно робити. Значення таке саме, як у should.
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You ought to apologise to her. Тобі слід перепросити в неї.
We ought to help our neighbours. Нам слід допомагати сусідам.
You ought to went home earlier.
You ought to go home earlier.
Типова помилка: Ought to стосується теперішнього чи майбутнього, тож після нього не ставимо минулий час: ought to go, а не ought to went.
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He to his boss.
ought to talk Ought to + base verb: no -s and no -ing.
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We ought to our neighbours.
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You ought to went home earlier.
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What you expect
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Ought to can also mean that you expect something to be true or to happen, because it is normal or planned.Ought to може означати, що ви чогось очікуєте, бо так зазвичай буває або так заплановано.
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The bus ought to be here soon. Автобус незабаром має під'їхати.
The test ought to be easy. Тест має бути легким.
The bus ought to arrived soon.
The bus ought to arrive soon.
Типова помилка: Українське «має» тут означає очікування, а не обов'язок. Англійською це ought to (або should), а не must.
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She left an hour ago, so she be home now.
ought to Ought is followed by to.
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The film ought to at eight.
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The bus ought to arrived soon.
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Negative and questions
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The negative is oughtn't to or ought not to. Do not use do / does / did. A question starts with Ought, but it sounds formal: in speech people say Should I…?Заперечення — oughtn't to або ought not to, без do / does / did. Питання починається з Ought, але звучить формально: у розмові кажуть Should I…?
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You oughtn't to shout at him. Тобі не слід кричати на нього.
Ought I to tell her the truth? Чи слід мені сказати їй правду?
You don't ought to shout at him.
You oughtn't to shout at him.
Типова помилка: В українській заперечення — просто «не». В англійській ought to не можна заперечити через do: oughtn't to, а не don't ought to.
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we to leave now?
Ought Ought comes before the subject, then to.
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We oughtn't waste food.
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