Should, ought to We use should and ought to to give a piece of advice. You should enter the university. You shouldn’t smoke. You ought not to eat too much chocolate. We can use should to ask for a piece of advice. What should I do in this situation? I don’t think you should worry.
Grammar
Advice Words frequently used with advice. Adjectives: medical, practical, professional, expert. Verbs: ask for, follow, give, get, ignore, need, offer, want, take, accept, receive. Ways of giving advice: If you want to give friendly advice use: you should; why don’t you; if I were you; you ought to. If you want to give stronger advice use: you’d better. If you want to give advice based on your own experience use: take it from me.
Grammar
The Passive We use the Passive when we are more interested in the action than the person who does it. We often use the word by to show who does the action. To form the Passive we use the correct form of the verb to be and the Past Participle. The Present Simple Active: My friend paints the walls of his room every year. Passive: The walls of the room are painted every year. The Past Simple Active: My friend painted the walls of his room last year. Passive: The walls of the room were painted last year. The Present Continuous
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Active: My friend is painting the walls of his room now. Passive: The walls of the room are being painted now.