Should /Ought to

Exercise 1. Match the parts of the sentences.

1. My room is in a mess and my friends are coming to visit me tonight.

2. You haven't paid your monthly rent yet, Friday is the last day you can do it.

a) He should always turn them on in the dark otherwise he may have an accident.

2. You ought to go on a diet.

с) You should ring her up and apologise.

3. Tom drives the car without headlights.

4. Anna's library book is due today.

5. I've got put on weight recently.

6. I am afraid, I was rude to Kate yesterday.

7. I've it urgent work and my computer does not work.

8. He has a bad toothache.

9. I have a test tomorrow but there is a film on TV I've wanted to see so much.

10. She has a bad cough but she goes on smoking.

4. She ought to give up smoking.

5. He should go to the dentist's.

6. You ought to put it in order.

7. You should record the film. Have you got a VCR?

8. You ought to go to the bank till Friday and pay it.

9. You should phone Nick. He's got clever fingers.

10. She ought to return her books today if she doesn't want to pay a fine.

Exercise 2. Choose the right variant.

1. She looks bad. She should (be/have been) more careful about her health. 2. You shouldn't (miss/have missed) the chance. It was a brilliant opportunity for you. 3. I think the policeman was right. She shouldn't (exceed/have exceeded) the speed. 4. I ought to (bring/have taken) the opera glasses. Now I see nothing. 5. It seems to me that he is a hot-temper person and often flies into a rage because of mere trifles. He should (control/ have controlled) his temper. 6. They should (clear/have cleared) up the problem long time ago. 7. 1 ought not (to stay/Have stayed) there long. The party was a failure. 8. You should (shave/have shaved) this beard of yours! 9. She should (be/have been) more attentive. Didn't she see a car on the right? 10. It's a secret. You ought not to (reveal/have revealed) it to anybody.

Exercise 3. Choose the right variant.

1. Don't argue with her, you _____ her age.

1. need respect

2. have to respect

3. ought to respect

4. are to respect

2. You ______it long ago.

1. must do

2. should have done

3. needn't have done

4. are to do

3. This is serious; you _______ at it.

1. haven't to laugh

2. should not laugh

3. don't have to laugh

4. must not have laughed

4. There _____ an interesting concert last night, but I didn't feel well and __________ home.

1. had to be, had to stay

2. should be, was to stay

3. must be, ought to stay

4. was to be, had to stay

5. According to the rules a football player ________ the ball with his hands.

1. must not touch

2. need not touch

3. don't have to touch

4. must not have touched

6) The situation was dangerous. You ______ frightened.

1. should have got

2. must have got

3. have to get

4. need have got

7. We ________to write and thank them for their hospitality.

a) must not forget

b) must not have forgotten

c) shouldn't forget

5. don't have to forget

7. Why ________I know where he is?

1. should

2. must

3. need

4. ought

7. They ________ more polite.

1. need have been

2. should have been

3. must have been

4. are to have been

7. You _________ so much noise or you'll wake up the baby!

a) must not make

b) must not have made

c) needn't have made

5. don't have to make

Exercise 4. Open the brackets and fill in the blanks with must, have to, be to, should, need, ought to, (in some cases you may have several variants).

1. He____ (not go) to court because the case was dismissed. 2. If I'm late, I'll ____ (take) a taxi. 3. The young ____ (respect) the old age. 4. The conversation grew awkward. She felt that something ___ (do), or else the party would break up. 5. They ____ (meet) tomorrow, so you ___ (not make) an appointment to see hem. 6. You ____ (have) a visa to enter a foreign country. 7. You ____ (try) and be more punctual. 8. Why are you so late? – I ___ (change) a tyre. 9. You ___ (not shout), I am not deaf. 10. They ____ (cross) the English Channel now.

Exercise 5. Insert ought to or should.

1. I left the young man to where he ... with my box and money. 2. My aunt … not hear of staying to dinner, lest she … by any chance fail to arrive home with the grey pony before dark. 3. “But that it … have been you who saw me drunk!” said I to Agnes. 4. Mr. Micawber was anxious that I … stay to dinner. 5. I was awkward enough in their games, and backward enough in their studies:, but custom … improve me in the first respect, I hoped, and hard work in the second. 6 “Do … you know how to buy mutton (if asked to)?” I … repeat. Dora … think a little and then reply. 7. The fact is, I have just had a telegram to say that my poor friend Bunbury is very ill again. They seem to think I … be with him. 8. I think that in both our interests it … be extremely undesirable that matters … be so left at this stage. I did not mean to say that if you … exceed the sum named in my letter to you by ten or twenty or even fifty pounds, there … be any difficulty between us. This being so, I … like you to reconsider your answer. 9. “Don’t look at the clock”, Sarie told herself over and over again. But her eyes … stray to the clock:, … watch the slowness of the minutes, … count them in their weary, unhurried journey.

Exercise 6. Translate into English using modal verbs.

1. Тебе следовало позвонить ему вчера. 2. Ему не следовало говорить с ней таким тоном (tone). Его тон, должно быть, и обидел (hurt) ее. 3. Это должно было произойти. Всем известна его забывчивость (forgetfulness) Теперь ей нужно много переделывать. 4. Она должна была выяснить все до того, как начинать работу. Теперь ей нужно многое переделывать. 5. Ей следовало принести все документы давным-давно. Теперь слишком поздно. 6. Детям нельзя смотреть фильм ужасов. 7. Мне проводить (see off)? – Нет, не нужно. Мне придется сделать это самому. 8. В чужой стране необходимо приспосабливаться (adapt oneself) к новым условиям жизни. 9. Зря ты купил это пальто. 10. Мы, должно быть, не заметили его в этой толпе (crowd).11. Нам не надо было спешить, поэтому мы решили пойти пешком. 12. Почему я должен это делать?