Question

EX 1/ 99


Rewrite the following sentences using “should”, instead of “ought to”:

1. He ought to work much harder.
2. Aunt Aggie ought to hold the hammer with both hands.
3. You oughtn’t to cry about a little thing like that.
4. The children ought to be asleep by now.
5. That bicycle ought to be big enough for you.
6. Hob ought to have passed that exam.
7. My doctor says that I oughtn’t to lift heavy things.
8. You oughtn’t to have smoked a cigarette in class.
9. What ought Ted to have done, when his father hit his thumb?
10. He ought to have kept quiet.
11. You ought to see a Shakespeare play if you go to Stratford.
12. Mr. Wiggins really ought to buy a new car.
13. The boy ought to be punished.
14. All these papers ought not to be left on the ground.
15. I really ought to get on with my work.



Ex. 1/89

Put the verbs in the following sentences in their corresponding past tense and name the tense.

1. I think I can have lunch on the train.
2. The building is very ugly and I can never live in it.
3. I have sixpence to spend.
4. You are doing this exercise well.
5. He gives me so much that I feel I can’t repay him.
6. Do you wish to marry my daughter?
7. I am hoping that the weather will be fine.
8. Hob gets the sentence wrong, but he’s still cheerful.
9. You will finish work by nine o’clock. (use future perfect tense.)
10. I don’t expect that my painting will win a prize.

Answer 1

1.He should work much harder.
2.Aunt Aggie should hold the hammer with both hands.
3.You should cry for a little thing like that.
4.The children should be asleep by now.
5.That bicycle should be big enough for you.
6.Bob should have passed the exam.
7.My doctor says that I shouldn't lift heavy things.
8.You shouldn't have smoke a cigarette in class.
9.What should Ted have done,When his father hits his thumb?
10.He should have kept quiet.
11.You should see a Shakespeare play if you got to Stratford.
12.Mr. Wiggins should buy a new car.
13.That boy should be punished.
14.All these paper should not be left on the ground.
15.I really should get on whit my work.