ought

to have a moral or social duty to do something

deber, deber de hacer algo

• ought to + verb

Collocations ought to help · ought to pay

• You ought to apologize for being late.

  Deberías disculparte por llegar tarde.

to think that something is a good idea or the right thing to do

debería, debería hacer algo

• ought to + verb

Collocations ought to try · ought to visit

• You ought to see a doctor.

  Deberías ver un médico.

to be likely or expected to do something

debería, debería hacer algo

• ought to + verb

Collocations ought to succeed · ought to win

• They ought to finish the project on time.

  Deberían terminar el proyecto a tiempo.

to have had an obligation in the past, but did not do it

debería haber hecho algo

• ought to + perfect infinitive

Collocations ought to have helped · ought to have paid

• You ought to have told me earlier.

  Deberías haberme informado antes.

to be likely or expected to do something in the past, but did not happen

debería haber hecho algo

• ought to + perfect infinitive

Collocations ought to have succeeded · ought to have won

• They ought to have finished the project on time.

  Deberían haber terminado el proyecto a tiempo.