conditional/should/ought to

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conditional/should/ought to

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Are these sentences correct:

1) It's unlikely that he'd say something like that, but if he did, you should forgive him.
2) It's unlikely that he'd say something like that, but if he did, you ought to forgive him.

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Re: conditional/should/ought to

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Yes!
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