Read about the situation and write sentences with ought to / ought not to. Some of the sentences are past, and some are present. Example: Andrew is very upset. You shouted angrily at him.
You ought not to have shouted angrily at him.
Beatrice is in hospital. Her son hasn’t been to see her. He …..
I live in York. You went there last week but you didn’t visit me. You .………..
The kids used Chris’s new CD player without his permission. They ……..
The apple trees have lots of ripe fruit on them but no one can be bothered to pick it so it will be wasted. Someone ...…….
Darren is five. He’s playing with a box of matches. He …………
You’ve bought a new microwave oven. You thought the manufacturers provided it with an instruction leaflet, but you can’t find it. There ………….
We called at our friend’s house but she was out. We hadn’t phoned her before we left home. We ……
In March 1999, thieves STOLE (steal) diamonds jewellery from Woolworth, a famous jewellery shop in Boston. The thieves were very smart. Before the robbery, they HAD HIDDEN (hide) in the building next door and HAD CUT (cut) a hole through the wall. They used it to get into the shop. By the time the guard at the entrance SAW (see) them, they HAD ALREADY TAKEN (already/take) the very expensive jewellery from the safe. A man from the neighbourhood HEARD (hear) some noises in the shop and he CALLED the police but when they ARRIVED (arrive) to the shop, the thieves HAD ESCAPED (escape).