Modals:

should/ought
to/had better

USES
 We use should, ought to: to criticise people.
e.g. They should/ought to be careful.
They shouldn’t/oughtn’t to fuss so much.

– We use should, ought to and had better: to ask for

and give advice.
– e.g. What do you think that I should/ought
to/had better do?
– You should/ought to/ had better call the doctor
now.
Make and Let+ object and infinitive
without to
– We use make:
To talk obligation from others: e.g. They always
made me do my homework.
To talk about cause: e.g. He often makes me
angry.
We use Let:
- to talk about permission: e.g.
I should have let him go.
- to talk about lack of obligation from others: e.g. My parents let me watch TV whenever I like.
1 . N ote :
- w he n w e us e m ake in the pa s s ive w e us e t he infi nit ive wit hou t to .
e. g. She w as m ad e t o g o to th e d oct or.
- w e ca n’t us e le t in the pa s s ive fo rm, we mu s t us e al low ed to. e.g . I’m n ot a llo we d t o w atc h T V a fte r te n o ’clo ck .
We use be allowed to:
to talk about rules, regulations and
permissions:
e.g. You are not allowed to talk
during class.