You ought to have visited your grandmother last week. vs You had visited your grandmother last week.

The correct phrase is "You ought to have visited your grandmother last week." This phrase is used to express a suggestion or recommendation about a past action that should have been done. On the other hand, "You had visited your grandmother last week." is not correct in this context as it does not convey the intended meaning.

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You ought to have visited your grandmother last week.

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to express a suggestion or recommendation about a past action that should have been done.

This phrase is used to indicate that visiting your grandmother last week was the right or appropriate thing to do, but it did not happen.

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He had to have visited Miami before.
Prominent local criminal defence attorney Martin Vail is believed to have visited Stampler at the Maxwell Street...
He intended to have visited Naples last year.
He intended to have visited Naples last year.
He's a local guy who just happened to have visited Jared Briscoe five or six times in the past year.
You know, you ought to just quit.
You ought to disappear more often.
You ought to know, right, having been his prag.
He would have visited your father a few times in the weeks before Nomar's death.
You ought to be playing football, and you ought to be rewarded for your talent.
But somebody would have had to have visited me, right?
You ought to be center stage, not bush league.
Things you ought to know about, sir.
You ought to get off your high horse.
You ought to get your eyes checked, then.
Maybe you ought to take me back inside.
You ought to know this before your latest lost cause confesses.
Harry, you ought to watch your man.
You ought to go tell your husband.
Then you ought to read your e-Mails.

You had visited your grandmother last week.

This phrase is not correct in this context. It does not convey the intended meaning of suggesting or recommending a past action that should have been done.

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You had 32 hours of overtime last week.
You had sausage five times last week.
Anouk told us that you had an accident last week.
Heard you had a close call at the police station last week.
It seems to me that you had a lot of questions yourself last week.
You had John Meyer on the stand for three days last week.
Captain Weaver, I'm not sure you realize the prize you had when you captured the Overlord last week.
Captain Weaver, I'm not sure you realize the prize you had when you captured the Overlord last week.
It is so long since you had it last - weeks and weeks.
As you know, we visited your office last week with Maggie Hughes, one of the many thousands of brave victims of crime.
They took away our Filipino busboy last week.
My mom took me shopping last week.
These guys werein Tahoe last week.
I stole a KitKat last week.
Stopped using IV shrimp just last week.
I need his movements last week.
I had a job interview last week.

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You ought to have visited your grandmother last week. vs You had visited your grandmother last week.