English Exercises > modals exercises

Should, Ought To and Had Better




Downloadable worksheets:
Tests on modals
Level: intermediate
Age: 14-17
Downloads: 132

 
SHOULD, OUGHT TO,HAD BETTER AND BE SUPPOSED TO
Level: elementary
Age: 10-100
Downloads: 86

 
8th Grade English Exam
Level: intermediate
Age: 9-17
Downloads: 48

 
SHOULD, HAD BETTER and OUGHT TO
Level: intermediate
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 50

 
Should ought to and had better
Level: elementary
Age: 13-100
Downloads: 19

 
grammar and vocabulary part of my exam
Level: intermediate
Age: 10-17
Downloads: 14

 

Should, Ought to et Had better

Prends le temps de relire le cours suivant avant de te lancer dans les exercices!

I. Forme

Should

Ought To

Had Better

Affirmative

S + Should + BV

you should brush your teeth

S + Ought To + BV

You ought to be always nice

S + Had Beter + BV

You�d better start working

Negative

S + Should + Neg + BV

You shouldn�t shout

S + Ought + Neg + To + BV

You ought not to drink while pregnent

S + Had Better + Neg + BV

You�d better not go out with my sister

Interrogative

Should + S + BV

Should I buy these shoes?

Ought + S + To+ BV

Rare!

Tr�s Rare, pr�f�rer Should!









Attention�:

1.���� Ce sont des modaux. Cela signifie que vous n�aurez pas besoin d�ajouter un autre auxiliaire pour former les questions et les phrases n�gatives.

2.���� Comme tous les autres auxiliaires modaux, ils ne prennent pas de s � la 3�me personne du singulier

3.���� Ils ne sont jamais suivis de To (sauf Ought To)

II. Utilisation

A. Should�:

C�est le modal le plus fr�quent pour exprimer un simple conseil.

����������� B. Ought To�:

Il a un fonctionnement semblable � Should et il a sensiblement le m�me sens mais il est moins fr�quent que Should. Ought To insiste d�avantage sur une obligation morale ou sur une forte pression exerc�e par la soci�t�. Il se rapproche un peu du ��devoir�� tandis que Should n�est qu�un simple conseil.

La forme interrogative est rare, utilisez plut�t Should.

����������� C. Had Better

Had Better est aussi fr�quent que Should, il se traduirait par ��tu ferais mieux��. Had Better sous entend que si le conseil n�est pas respect�, quelque chose de ��mal�� peut se produire, ainsi il est souvent utilis� avec un ton mena�ant�:

Ex�:You�d better not go out with my sister�! tu ferais mieux de ne pas sortir avec ma s�ur�

Had better et quasi syst�matiquement contract� en �d better.




Exercice 1: Rep�re les erreurs dans les �nonc�s suivants et corrige les phrases.


1. you will better not be late to our dinner tonight!


2. Miss Revol should is nice with her students�


3. Djonathan should wears clean pants


4. You don't should stay up late tonight


5. He ought find new friends


6. I should to closed the door


7. I ought pay the bills on time


8. Do I should take the red shoes?