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'something ought to be done' is also contrasted with 'something is done'. It's no different to 'should' in that regard. "I am having a party next week." That's

• Cpoll 3y ago
  > "I am having a party next week." That's a present continuous sentence referring to a future activity. What about "I will have a party next week" or "there will be a party next week"? > Some argue that English doesn't even have a future tense. I learned this as: There's no language feature that denotes future tense (like a suffix), but it's done via grammar (and context). I have to acknowledge that I'm not the right person to be debating this. Like most native speakers, my grasp of the rules often boils down to whether something "sounds" right.
• drBonkers 3y ago
  > 'something ought to be done' is also contrasted with 'something is done'. It's no different to 'should' in that regard. Ought and should express objective and subjective opinion respectively.