Speaking: giving advice

We can give advice using

Strongest
must
have to/ has to

Medium
should
ought to

Least strong
could

After these verbs, you need to use the base form of the next verb eg you must go, he has to leave, you could try...


You could put these phrases with words to give your opinion:

In my opinion, you should....
I think you must....
I believe you ought to....

A common way of giving advice is to use a second conditional:

If I were you, I would ......
If I were you, I would go to the doctor immediately.
If I were you, I would talk to the teacher tomorrow.