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Should & Ought to
SHOULD = RECOMENDACIÓN (=Deberías...)
SHOULDN'T = AUSENCIA DE RECOMENDACIÓN
(=No deberías...)
Utilizamos should para dar o pedir consejo y para hablar sobre deberes morales u obligaciones.
Afimativa: sujeto + should/ought to + forma base del verbo (sin to).
You should see the doctor.
Lana is in hospital. We should visit her.
You look sick. You should go to the doctor
Negativa: sujeto + should not o shouldn't + forma base del verbo (sin to).
Schools shouldn't sell fizzy drinks.
You shouldn't make your teacher angry.
Interrogativa: Should + sujeto + forma base del verbo (sin to) + ?
Should I exercise more often?
Respuestas cortas: pronombre sujeto + should o shouldn't.
Should I come again tomorrow? Yes, you should / No, you shouldn't.
Should y ought to son verbos muy parecidos en la mayor parte de sus significados y usos, pero ought to no es tan frecuente en las formas interrogativa y negativa. Se traducen por "debería" y se utilizan para:
Pedir información y consejo.
Should I do what Mary told me to do?
2. Dar consejos u opiniones.
You should/ought to save some money. You are spending too much.
You don't look well. Don't you think you should go to the doctor?
3. Indicar, cuando van en negativa, que algo no debe hacerse por ser inaceptable o impropio.
You shouldn't yawn during the lecture.
4. Indicar la probabilidad de que algo ocurra o expresar una predicción.
We'll call on them in the evening. They should/ought to be in after dinner.
5. Señalar que algo no es correcto o no es lo que esperábamos encontrar.
He shouldn't be in bed now. He should/ought to be studying for his exams.
6. Expresar sugerencias educadas u ofrecer ayuda cuando no estamos seguros de obtener una respuesta afirmativa.
Should I help you?
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