The word aught means "zero" such that a score of 2-0 could be read as "two-aught" -- this is the same spelling used in the word naught meaning nothing.
The spelling "ought" is used to mean "should" -- as in "he ought to fix the roof."
That is the correct spelling of the helper verb "ought" (ought to = should).The similar word is the archaic pronoun aught, which means anything.
That is the correct spelling of "should" (ought to).
The idiomatic phrase before another verb is spelled "supposed to", meaning should, intended to, or ought to.
This ought to be spelt with a second 'o' in the first word —> too much.
Used to indicate obligation or duty: You ought to work harder than that.2. Used to indicate advisability or prudence: You ought to wear a raincoat.3. Used to indicate desirability: You ought to have been there; it was great fun.4. Used to indicate probability or likelihood: She ought to finish by next week.
Newhart - 1982 The Way We Ought to Be 4-2 was released on: USA: 7 October 1985
Kosher Organic Ranchero - 2010 The Way the World Ought to Be 2-2 was released on: USA: 12 March 2012
The past tense of ought is ought.
Ought is already acceptable in past tense. 'Ought to be' is present tense, while 'Ought to have been' or 'Ought to have' is past tense.
There are similar words often confused-- aught means "zero" such that a score of 2-0 could be read as "two-aught" -- this is the same spelling used in the word naught meaning nothing.-- ought is used to mean "should" -- as in "he ought to fix the roof."*the word nought, on the other hand, is just a slightly less-used variant of naught.
A sentence with the word ought in it is: "I ought to be a superstar someday!"
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