Formas de consejo

[A] You must read this book. It’s marvellous. ; You ought to plant some trees. ; You should grow your own vegetables. ; He advised me to plant trees. [B] You’d better take off your wet shoes. ; You’d better not wait any longer. He’d better stop taking those pills. [C] If I were you I’d buy a car. ; ‘I’d buy a car. ; He advised me to buy a car. [D] I (would) advise you to apply at once. ; I(‘d) advise applying at once. [E] Why don’t you learn to play your guitar?; Why don’t you take a holiday? [F] It is time you bought a new coat. ; He said it was time I bought a new coat.

[[A] must, ought to y should pueden utilizarse para dar consejos; en estilo indirecto pueden permanecer sin cambios o ser trasladados por advise + objeto. [B] you had better va seguido de infinitivo sin «to» ; had better puede usarse con la tercera persona. [C] if I were you I should/would se acorta a menudo en I should/would con un ligero acento sobre I; en estilo indirecto se traslada por advise + objeto. [D] I advise/would advise you puede ir seguido de infinitivo o de gerundio. [E] why don’t you …? puede ser consejo o sugerencia. [F] it’s time you va seguido de tiempo pasado. ]