1. MODALS OF ADVICE
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2. MODALS
 Helping/auxiliary verbs that express
ideas like ability, advice,
and obligation.
 Don’t have past participial, present
participial or bare-stem forms.

3. Forms of the modals
Pronouns Modal
I
You
He
Should,
She
ought to,
It
Had better
We
They
•The same form with singular and plural
subjects.

4. Should
 Give advice.
S + should + V Base form + C.
You should take a break.
 Ask for advice
Should + S + V BF + C?
Should I take the advanced English
class?
 Negative form: should not or shouldn’t

5. Ought to
 Give advice
S + ought to + V Base form + C.
You ought to find a new job.
 Rarely used in the negative.
 Not used in questions.

6. Had better
S + had better + V Base form + C.
You had better lock your car when you park.
 Stronger than should and ought to.
 Something bad will happen
 Negative form: had better not
 Contraction: We’d better, You’d better,
etc

7.  Use maybe or I think to be polite.
I think she shouldn’t be late.
Maybe you ought to take a break

8. REMEMBER…
 Have the same form for all the subjects.
 Use the verb in base form.
 Used to talk about present and future
advices.

9. Thank you!