Advice with modals in the present/future | Advice with modals in the past | Advice using if | Other expressions | |
You might want to… | You could have… | If I were you, I would… | Why don’t you…? | Weakest | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Strongest |
You can/could… | You might have… | Have you thought about…? | ||
You should… | You should have… | Whatever you do, don’t…! | ||
You ought to… | You had to… | Whatever you do, make sure to…! | ||
You had better (you’d better)… | ||||
You must (not)… |
Advice with modals in the present/future | Advice with modals in the past | Advice using if | Other expressions | |
Weakest | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Strongest |