Review Exercise: May / Might
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When and How Do I Use Shall, Should, and Ought To in a Sentence?
Shall and should have a range of subtle uses, from making polite suggestions to giving or asking for advice.
Grammar note: Be careful when choosing between the modal verb should and the word ought, because they have the same meaning but different grammar.
Ought is always followed by a to-infinitive:
You ought to know that by now.
They ought to have insisted on some compensation.
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Something that is special to will and shall is that they can form the future tense. Shall is less popular now in American English, but it is still used in British English.
So the sentences “he will win the competition” and “he shall win the competition” are mostly equivalent, but shall is more formal in some contexts.
We’ll look at the rules for will soon. First, let’s see some examples of different ways to use shall, should, and ought to.
When Do I Use Shall in a Sentence?
Use shall to ask someone if they would like to do something, or if they would like you to do something, like this:
Shall we dance?
Shall we go for a walk?
Shall I make us a cup of tea?
Note: Shall is only used with I or we. If you want to talk about a third person, you’ll need to use should or ought to.
Uncertainty
You can use should to ask what the right thing to do is in a situation. For example, if your taxi has arrived but you’re running late, you might ask a friend:
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