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Thursday, 7 January 2016
Sunday, 1 March 2015
MODAL VERBS
MODAL VERBS
Verb
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Use
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Example
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CAN
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Permission
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Can I open the window, mum?
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Ability
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She can play the piano very well
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General possibility
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It´s cloudy. It can rain in a moment
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CAN´T
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Something is imposible to happen
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Jane is in England now; you can´t have seen this
morning
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COULD
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Permission
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Could I open the window, Sir?
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Ability
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She could play the piano when she was 4
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Possibility
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It´s a bit cloudy. It could rain if the sky is so
covered
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MAY
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Permission
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May I ask you a question, Sir?
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Possibility
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I may go to Italy this summer; my family would like
to visit Rome
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MIGHT
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Possibility
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I´m not sure but it might snow tonight although the
temperatures are a bit higher
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MUST
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Obligation
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You must keep silence on the premises
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Possibility
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Open the door; it must be Paul, I am sure
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MUSTN´T
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Prohibition
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You mustn´t smoke in this restaurant, it´s forbidden
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HAVE TO
(semi-modal)
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Obligation
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I can´t go to the cinema with you. I have to look
after my little sister
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DON´T HAVE TO
(semi-modal)
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Lack of obligation
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Why did you get up so early? You are on holiday. You
don´t have to go to work
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SHOULD
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Obligation
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You should wash and feed your pets properly
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Advice
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You have a terrible toothache. You should see your
dentist
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OUGHT TO
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Moral obligation
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My 82 year-old neighbour is sick. I ought to go
shopping for her
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NEEDN´T
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Something is not necessary
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It´s enough! You needn´t bring any more pieces of
wood
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WILL
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Prediction
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(a fortune teller): You will have three children
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Request
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Will you please set aside?
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Decision taken at the moment
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There isn´t any sugar in the jar. I´ll get some from
the kitchen
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SHALL
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Offer
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Shall I help you? Your seem to be very busy
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Suggestion
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Shall we have a swim? It´s very hot
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WOULD
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Repetitive action in the past
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When I lived in London, I would go to Hyde Park
every afternoon
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Invitation
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Would you like something to drink?
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Thursday, 17 April 2014
Reported speech
STATEMENTS
Changes in verb tenses
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|
Direct
speech
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Reported
speech
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“I live
in this house”, she said
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She said that she lived in that house
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“We are
watching TV now”, they said
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They said that they were watching TV at that moment
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“He bought his
house here”, she said
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She said that he bought his house there
She said that he had bought his house there
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“I was
listening to music all night”, she said
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She said that she was listening to music all night
She said that she had been listening to music all night
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“I have
repaired the radio myself”, she said
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She said that she had repaired the radio herself
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“We had
painted the walls in summer”, he said
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He said that they had painted the walls in summer
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“You will see
your friends soon”, he said
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He said that I would
see my friends soon
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“He would
like to live here”, she said
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She said that he would like to live there
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“You must
get up early”, she said
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She said that I had
to get up early
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“I may rain
tonight”, he said
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He said that it might
rain that night
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“I can ride
a bike”, he said
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He said that he could
ride a bike
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“I might
study at university”, she said
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She said that she might study at university
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“I could play
the piano when I was little”, he said
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He said that he could
play the piano when he was little
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Changes
in adverbs and demonstratives
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Now
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Then/at that moment
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Today
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That day
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Tonight
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That night
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Yesterday
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The day before/the previous day
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Tomorrow
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The day after/the following day
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Last week
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The week before/the previous week
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Next week
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The week after/the following week
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In two days
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Two days later
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Two days ago
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Two days before
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Here
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There
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This
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That
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These
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Those
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QUESTIONS
Questions
|
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Yes-No
questions
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“Do you study here?”, he said
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He asked me if I studied there
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“Are you reading this book?”, he said
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He asked us if we were reading that book
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Wh-
questions
|
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“What are you doing?”, he said to her
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He asked her what she was doing
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“Where did you leave my book?”, he said to me
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He asked me where I had left his book
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COMMANDS, REQUESTS AND OTHERS
Commands,
requests and others
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“Give me my magazine”, he said
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He told
me to give him his magazine
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“Can you pass me the salt, please?”, he said
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He asked
me to pass him the salt
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“Come down right night”, he said
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He ordered
me to come down at once
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“Oh, please, please, write to us soon”, they said
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They begged
us to write to them soon
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“You should see a doctor”, he said
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He advised
me to see a doctor
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“Don´t play near the river, children”, he said
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He warned
the children not to play near the river
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“Would you like something to drink?, he said
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He invited
me to have a drink
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“Shall I help you with the bags?”, he said
|
He offered
me to help me with the bags
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“Why don´t we have a swim?”, she said
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She suggested
having a swim
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