Exercise 27. Choose the most suitable response to each comment or question.
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Example: What did I do wrong? — A
A. You shouldn't have connected these two wires.
B. You should connect these two wires.
1. You forgot my birthday again!
A. Sorry, I should have looked into my diary.
B. Sorry, I ought to look into my diary.
2. It was a mistake to buy that car.
A. Yes, I shouldn't have bought that car.
B. Yes, I should buy another one.
3. We've missed the turning.
A. We oughtn't to turn left.
B. We ought to have turned left.
Requests: could/would/can/will
| Could you? | + | are used | |
| Would you? | 1) when you want to ask someone to help you; | ||
| Can you? | 2) when you want to tell someone to do something. | ||
| Will you? |
Could /Can /Will you post this letter for me?
Could /Would /Can /Will you switch on the light?
NOTE:
Could you? and Would you? are used in formal situations.
Could you? is more polite than Would you?
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| Exercise 26. Match column A with column B. Use should/ought to to express certainty. | | | Offers: can/could/shall/will/would |