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Ought to
It is used to talk about a duty, a necessity or a moral obligation. It is not as forceful as must,

but is stronger than should.
You ought to look after your parents who brought you up with care.
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We ought to be kind to the less fortunate.
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They ought to apologise for their rude behaviour.
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Practice Time 1

A. Choose the correct verbs to fill in the blanks.
1. I ___________ (do/is/have) learnt the poem by heart.

2. He ___________ (is/has/have) helped me several times.
3. The banana ___________ (are/our/was) eaten by the monkey.
4. She ___________ (does/have/is) not lie at all.

5. They ___________ (am/are/is) singing my favourite song.
6. My sister ___________ (is/will/have) prepare dinner tonight.

7. She ___________ (has/have/is) decided to attend the concert.
8. The old man ___________ (is/does/has) writing a play.
9. He ___________ (have/is/has) broken his leg.

10. I ___________ (does/do/has) like cheese.

B. Fill in the blanks with the correct modal verbs.
1. Take an umbrella. It ___________ rain later.
2. If you wish to speak English fluently, you ___________ work hard.

3. We ___________ stop when the traffic lights are red.
4. ___________ I ask you a question?

5. I ___________ perform my best in tomorrow’s test.
6. We ___________ help the old and the needy.
7. She ___________ rather read a book than go watch a film with her friends.

8. If I ___________ fly like a bird, I ___________ be with you now.

Let’s Learn Transitive and Intransitive Verbs

A transitive verb requires an object to make complete sense. For example:

The boy raises. (This does not make complete sense.) Verbs
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The boy raises his hand. (With the addition of the object hand, the sentence makes
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complete sense.)

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