ought 的用法及固定搭配

ought

1.ought是助动词,但在现代英语里它后面的不定式必须有to。例如:You ought to read it once more.

2.比较下面各句:

  • You ought to do it today.
  • You ought to do it tomorrow.
  • You ought to have done it yesterday.(你昨天该做这个[可是你不曾做]。)
  • When you came yesterday, I told you that you ought to do it at once.
  • When you came yesterday, I told you that you ought to have done it the day before.