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MODALS VERBS OF SUGGESTION, We also use could to make positive suggestions…
MODALS VERBS OF SUGGESTION
We use it for expressing an opinion / giving advice or asking for advice
BASIC LEVEL
A1, A2, A2+
We use
should
and
shouldn't
or
ought to
, to make suggestions and give advice.
Example:
You
should
/
ought to
send an email.
You
Shouldn't
go by train.
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
B1, B1+, B2, B2+
We use
had better (not)
to express strong advice or a warning. Had better is followed by the base form of the verb.
You
had better
drive slowly tonight. The roads are very icy.
In the first person, we can use
had better
to express a strong obligation.
I
had better
renew my passport, or I won't be able to travel.
We can use
conditionals
to give advice:
Dan
will help
you
if you ask
him.
Past tenses
are more polite:
Dan
would help
you if
you asked
him.
ADVANCED LEVEL
C1, C2
We use
should have
Should have means that something did not happen, but we wish it had happened.
We use should have to talk about past mistakes.
worried mother might say:
“I was so worried about you. You should have called!”
Should have
is common in apologies. For example:
I’m sorry that I’m late for work. I should have woken up earlier.
Phrasal verbs in modals
A phrasal is an expression that has the same meaning as one of the true modal.
Should
= Supposed to, ought to
We also use
phrasal conditional
: when, suppose
We also use
could
to make positive suggestions:
We
could
meet at the weekend.
You
could
eat out tonight.