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Modal verbs lesson 5

Advice and recommendations

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Katie
Jun 16, 2026
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Hello!

Here’s the fifth lesson in my modal verb series. You can see the full series here.

In today’s lesson, we’re going to talk about “should”, “ought to” and other ways of giving advice and making recommendations.

Should

I’m sure you already know that we use “should” to give advice, or to say something is a good idea, or …

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