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Ought to can be used instead of should, but it is less common:

Anne

ought to be

at home by now.

Past

Will, should and ought to + perfect infinitive are used to express assumptions about past events:

Some of you

will have met

me before.

The plane

should have landed

by now.

Related topics:

Future simple for predictions

Modals to express criticism: CAN, COULD, MIGHT, SHOULD

Present and future

Can, could, might and should/shouldn't + infinitive are used to express criticism or disapproval with reference to present or future time:

You

can be

really annoying, you know!

You

shouldn't be sitting

here just doing nothing!

You

might be

more polite.

George

could

really

help

you!

Past

Could, might and should/shouldn't + perfect infinitive are used to express criticism or disapproval with reference to past time:

I

should have booked

a table in advance.

Of course, you feel sick. You

shouldn't have eaten

so much chocolate.

You

might have told

me you weren't coming!

George

could

really

have helped

you!

Quotes:

No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning. - Cyril Connolly

The semi-modal DARE

Dare means "have the courage to do something" and can behave either as a modal verb or as a main verb:

As a modal verb, dare is used in negative and interrogative sentences; it is followed by a bare infinitive: I daren't think how many victims there are.

How dare she criticise us?

Dare as a main verb can be followed by a bare infinitive or a to-infinitive: Do you dare (to) tell him what happened to his bike?

Who dares (to) argue with me?

He didn't dare (to) look back.

No one would have dared (to) think about it.

But in the expression Don't you dare..., it is always followed by a bare infinitive:Don't you dare interrupt me!

Related topics:

The semi-modal NEED

Modals to express deduction: MUST, CAN'T, COULDN'T

Present

Must, can't and couldn't + infinitive are used to express deductions about present events:

That child is really talented. His parents

must be

proud of him.

It's only 10 o'clock. He

can't/couldn't be

at home.

Past

Must, can't and couldn't + perfect infinitive are used to express deductions about past events:

That dress looks expensive. It

must have cost

a fortune.

It

can't/couldn't have been

Carla you saw this morning. She is away on holiday.

Related topics:

Modals to express possibility: MAY, MIGHT, CAN, COULD

Modals to express habits: WILL, WOULD, USED TO

Present

Would can express annoying habits which are typical of a person:

Tom

would do

something like that,

wouldn't

he? It's so typical of him!

Will is used to emphasise the characteristics of a person rather than describing the person himself or herself:

A friend

will

always

help

you.

(this is one of the characteristics of a friend)

Past

USED TO

Used to refers to past habits and states which were true in the past but are not true any more. It can be used with both action verbs and state verbs:

On Sundays, my parents

used to take

me to dance school.

(habit, action verb)

I

used to hate

dancing in those days.

(state, state verb)

The negative and interrogative forms of used to are:

I

didn't use to like

dancing in those days.

Why did you use to hate

dancing?

Used to + infinitive should not be confused with be/get used to + gerund (verb-ing):

She

used to live

alone in a small apartment.

(it was true in the past, but not any more)

She

was used to living

alone in a small apartment.

(she was accustomed to it)