What are the differences between стоит, следует, приходилось and пришлось?
Can anyone please explain to me if there are any differences between these modal words?
стоит- Тебе стоит работать усерднее.
Can I use this with Тебе следует?
Are приходилось and пришлось for past tense in expressing "somebody has to"?
Could you please give me some examples with the explanations?
If there are other alternatives, please do add them!
Заранее спасибо!
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Тебе стоит/тебе следует - sometimes they have quite similar meaning, but normally 'стоит' has less obligation and it is closer to 'it is better' or 'it's worth'. 'Следует' is more obligatory like 'you should'.
Тебе стоит поторопиться, если не хочешь опоздать на поезд.
You better hurry up if you don't want to be late for your train.
Хороший фильм. Стоит посмотреть.
Good movie. It's worth seeing.
Как ты думаешь, стоит мне ей звонить после того, как она меня бросила?
Do you think it's a good idea to call her after she dumped me?
Тебе следует отрастить бороду, если хочешь получить роль в нашем сериале о викингах.
You should grow a beard if you want to get a part in our viking series.
Всем молодым людям следует пройти родительские курсы перед рождением ребенка.
All young people should go through parental courses before they have a baby.
About 'тебе стоит работать усерднее' and 'тебе следует работать усерднее'. It depends on what are you going to say.
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'Приходилось' and 'пришлось' have a meaning 'had to'.
'Приходилось' in negative form has an additional meaning like 'didn't have a chance'.
Мне не приходилось встречать пантер на сафари.
I haven't ever seen/met panthers during safari.
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Both of these words, "стоит" and "следует" have number of different meanings, but in this case you can use "следует" instead of "стоит" it is equally. Possibly there are some differences, like these. "Тебе стоит работать усерднее" more informal and sounds like advice (you should work harder). "Тебе следует работать усерднее" more formal and sounds like instruction (you have to work harder).
"Приходилось" and "пришлось" are similar but not the same. " Приходилось " means you had to do something in past many times. "Пришлось" means you had to do something one time.
Например:
Мне приходилось вставать рано, чтобы успеть на работу. (Every day I went to work)
Мне пришлось бежать, чтобы успеть на автобус. (Once, when I overslept)
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